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KAAK GOOCH Bocas del Toro www.caribbeancompass.com AUGUST 2019 • NUMBER 287 AUGUST 2019 The Caribbean’s Monthly Look at Sea & Shore Monthly Look at Sea The Caribbean’s Three historic sites ...... Three historic sites 22 Martinique Triangle Micro-Exploring ...... 20Grenada’s street food On the cover: Antigua hosted a record-breaking number of countries at the 2019 Optimist World Championships. It was the first t number of countries at the 2019 Optimist World Championships. It was the On the cover: Antigua hosted a record-breaking been held in the Eastern Caribbean. Photos by Matias Capizzano; story on page 18. been held in the Eastern Caribbean. Photos AUGUST 2019 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 4 AUGUST 2019 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 4 Glenn TuttleathisHFRadioServiceKPKstation ing radiobeacons(EPIRBs)andapersonallocatorbeacon(PLB).Glennsays,“This lost atseaintheCaribbean,spiteofactivationemergencypositionindicat- Frequency RadioServiceKPK,hasreported,twosingle-handedsailorswererecently &Updates Info As GlennTuttle,NetmanageroftheSevenSeasCruisingAssociation’sHigh For ThoseinPerilontheSea SABORE and technologicallyadvancedsailspossible. Built bysailmakersdedicatedtobuildingthefinest,mostdurable www.yachtshotsbvi.com -PRIVILEGE585 persons aboard. accompany theskippertoImmigration.Thisappliesonlyvesselswith12orfewer are welcometojoin.” which maybejoinedathttps://www.facebook.com/groups/461762734603032.All have tobeanSSCAmemberutilizethenet. Scotia toSouthAmericaandoverEurope.Allvesselsarewelcome;youdonot Eastern Time)onSSBFrequency8.104,andreadytoassistanyvesselfromNova the CaribbeanSafety&SecurityNet.Itisonairdailyat1215hoursUTC(0815 Radio ServiceKPK.KPKisdedicatedtocruisershelpingcruisers,andpartnerswith cal progressionoftheworkthatmywifeandIhavebeendoingforSSCA’sHF requests forlostoroverduevesselsandmessagesofhighpriority. is aworldwidenetworkofe-mailaddressesthroughwhichwenowbroadcast associated withmariners,andthenexpandedtoincludenon-hamentities.Theresult destinations. Atthattime,alistwascompiledofvarioushamradiorelatednetworks came viahamradiotolocatevesselseithermissingoroverdueattheirplanned vital organizations. Service Network(http://mmsn.org),andwantstodedicatemoreofhistimethose Hurricane WatchNet(http://hwn.org),andveryinvolvedintheMaritimeMobile Network https://www.boatwatchnet.org.Bobbyistheowner/managerofThe and ItoassumeownershipmanagementoftheInternationalBoatWatch (and perhapsthecrew),anditsgeneraltravelplanifnotaspecificfloatplan.” a fulldescriptionoftheyacht,itscommunicationequipment,pictureyacht cruisers havewiththeirshoresidefamilyandfriends.Designatedcontactsshould “Technology haschanged,butoneofthemostimportantthingsnot:contact communications globally. the natureofyourdistress.)Thesedevicesareaffordableandallowtwo-way position reports.(AnEPIRBdoesnotnotifythesearch-and-rescueauthoritiesasto ors isaGarminInReachdevice,whichallowsfortwo-waytextingandcontinuous saved thesesailors’lives,butitcouldhaveincreasedtheirvisibilitytonearbyvessels. into EPIRBs.AsGlennsaid,nobodywilleverknowwhetherthattechnologycouldhave his vesselhasbeenfound. activated aPLB,whichpingedforatleast24hours.AsoflateJulyeitherhenor Barranquilla, Colombia.OffthecoastofColombia,onJune22nd,skipper ated. ButasoflateJulyneitherthevesselnoradebrisfieldhasbeenfound. to SanAndres.BothEPIRBsignalswerereceivedandasearch-and-rescuewasiniti- their EPIRBassafetynet.” should frightentheheckoutofallbluewatercruiserswhohavealwaysthought • WhenclearingintoSt.Vincent&theGrenadines,allpersonsaboardmustnow New Rules “We haveopenedaFacebookGroupcalled “This transitionintomanagementoftheInternationalBoatWatchNetworkisalogi- “The motivationforthisBoatWatchconceptoccurredin1998asmanyrequests Meanwhile, Glennalsoreports,“BobbyGraves,KB5HAV,hasaskedmywifeEddie Kim WhiteoftheCaribbeanSafetyandSecurityNet(safetyandsecuritynet.org)adds, Another devicethatGlennfeelsmighthavebeenalifesaverforbothofthesesail- There isnowtechnologythatincorporatesanautomaticidentificationsystem(AIS) The secondvessellostwasthe The True BlueStGeorge Turbulence Sails Grenada Roseau Dominica MarineCenter Dominica Kapiteinsweg #4 Zeilmakerij Harms Curacao Puntaarenos Stellar Sails Costa Rica Jolly Harbour Star Marine Antigua &Barbuda S/V Salacia [email protected] Tel: (284)4942569 Road Town,Tortola Road ReefMarina Doyle SailmakersBVI,Ltd British VirginIslands activatedtwoEPIRBSonJune11thwhilepassagefromJamaica www. Rodney Bay Rodney BaySails St Lucia Fajardo, PuertoRico Atlantic Canvas&Sail Puerto Rico Panama City Regency Marine Panama 30 BldAllegre Voilerie DuMarin Martinique Kingston PJG Jamaica * DacronandHydraNet only S/V Trinavis DOYLECARIBBEAN

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On on July 4th at age Robert Marx died sunken treasure, school for and ’56 running a dive six months in 1955 adventure, he spent Caribbean He Corps on Vieques. the Marine for wreck sites in later searched offshore Bonaire, Venezuela’s up the islands, Tobago, and He Eastern Caribbean chain. wrote many books, including Islands, Shipwrecks of the Virgin 1523-1825 standably became popular with the charter boats of the day.” boats of the charter with the popular became standably was a heart Jon but at the sea twice, in landing accidentally to survive Caribbean 40, aboard his Bermuda happier than when sailor, never Research and the Caribbean Institute), Rediscovered Main Fleets of the Spanish in became a diving specialist Corps the United States Marine to make in 1953. He went on authored over 5,000 dives and and 59 over 800 reports/articles books on history, archaeology, shipwrecks and exploration. He was a founding member of the Council on Underwater Archaeology and of the Sea Research Society and served on the Society’s Board of creation of the research/professional Advisors. In 1972 he participated in the degree of Doctor of Marine Histories. in the Spanish government for his re-enactment first voyage of exploration. by Ralph Trout in the December 2017 issue of Stop Adventure in a Quest for Treasure” Compass The Pan American Health Organization the Caribbean people when disaster hits. Bank (CDB) have launched the (PAHO) and the Caribbean Development attention to the information and tools “Stronger Together” campaign to draw coping with the psychological impact of available to assist communities in better adverse events. , USVI Daily News www.CaribbeanNorthernLights.com St. Thomas beckoned, and in 1961 they A long-time resident of St. Thomas, A long-time resident As reported by the arriving on St. Thomas in 1954 with an arriving on St. Thomas under his belt, engineering degree the nautical stal- Repke met some of including Per Dohm, warts of St. Thomas, He met his and Eric and Paige Winter. future wife in Copenhagen in 1955; they married in 1957, and settled in the US where he worked as an engineer. moved to the island, where he started Power Products, doing marine repairs USVI, and a pioneer in the yacht servic- USVI, and a pioneer died at his home es industry, Jon Repke 17th at the age of in Michigan on May his wife of 63 years, 89. 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He branched out to the British Virgin Islands and and selling Perkins diesels and parts. He concern. Jon had the reputation of started Parts and Power, which is still a thriving He constructed a solar-powered refriger- being able to fix or make almost anything. electrical service. ator for the Soggy Dollar Bar before it had had a basic ammonia system that was know it today. The ice plant in St. Thomas trouble in the early 1960s. Gerry Berne, the installed in the late 1890s. It started giving get the plant running — it was the only owner of the plant, asked Jon if he could source of ice on St. Thomas. him to help him get the ice plant going chartering out of St. Thomas, and asked ammonia ice plants.’ To which Jon said, again. Johnny said, ‘I know nothing about let’s give it a go.’ They got the ice plant ‘I have books that describe the process; but steady income. going, and maintaining it gave them a small to be run four or five hours a day. Jon pressors, requiring an engine or generator with Freon, high-quality compressors and developed a system using urethane foam an hour of engine time. His system under- eutectic plates that required only about — an proposed has Authority Panama Canal years, the in seven first time For the the are to “take into account These modifications tolls for small craft. increase in Panamax these vessels in the of accommodating well as the complexity costs… as July 15th. proposal closed on responses to the The period for locks’ chambers.” AUGUST 2019 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 6 to movingDominica. others inkayaking,offeringtoursaswellguidanceJamaicaandSt.Luciaprior Cove, St.LuciatoGrandeAnse,Martinique—a21-mile(33-kilometer)paddle. to Martiniqueonapaddleboard,July7th,WestonMoseskayakedfromSmuggler’s tries inanemergency. health professionalsfromwhichPAHOcanmobilizeresourcestoaffectedcoun- math ofthedevastating2017hurricaneseason.Thishascreatedaroster atrists andsocialworkersinmentalhealthpsychosocialsupporttheafter- gender differenceswhenaccessinghealthservices. the community,apossibleriseingender-basedviolencefollowingdisasters,and es issuesrelatedtothedifferentrolesthatmenandwomenhaveinfamily such aspersonswithdisabilities.Inaddition,thegender-sensitivecampaignaddress- health andpsychosocialsupport.Itwillputaspecialfocusonvulnerablepeople, Coordinator, Caribbean. aims tofillthatgap,”saidJessieSchutt-Aine,PAHOSubregionalProgram people buildresiliencetocopewiththeimpactsofdisasters.Thiscampaign and havepreparedtheirhomes.However,fewcommunicationcampaignshelp ensuring thatpeoplerecognizestormwarnings,knowwheretogoforassistance — In May2018,manningthesupportkayakforMollyNance,firstdocumented Moses, originallyfromtheUSAandnowresidinginSoufriere,Dominica,hastrained Following inthewakeofAmericanSusanChaplin,who2004crossedfromSt.Lucia Dominica ResidentKayaksSt.LuciatoMartinique The campaignispartofaPAHOandCBDinitiativetotrainpsychologists,psychi- “Stronger Together”willalsotacklethestigmaassociatedwithseekingmental “In theCaribbean,mostdisasterresponsecommunicationmaterialfocuseson Continued frompreviouspage Martinique closetoAnseMeunierbeachatapproximately12:30 for moreinformation. [email protected] to participate. the Sea.”Allareinvited the HistoryofHavanaand al colloquium“500Yearsof conclusion oftheinternation- now aCubanNationalShrine. Harbor wasbuiltin1818andis Regla ontheshoreofHavana sea. ThechurchofourLady orisha Yemayá,ownerofthe blue andisassociatedwiththe black Madonnadressedin of Reglaisdepictedasa than 60yearsago.TheVirgin Harbor waslastheldmore the patronsaintofHavana eign yachts. with anumberofvisitingfor- expected toparticipate,along of HIYCandotherCubansare 100 boatsownedbymembers Havana Harbor.Approximately Procession oftheBlessedVirginReglawilltakeplaceonSeptember7thin the region. Head Bay,Dominicatocontinueopentheavenuesforvariouswatersportsin across thesamechannel.HeiscurrentlyplanninganopenwatereventinScott’s more difficultthanheimagined. performance. Headdedthatattimesthedirectionalchangeofcurrentmadeit although heestimatedfiveorsixhourstopaddleacross,waspleasedwithhis at 5:31 to Moseswhilehepaddledfromoneislandthenext.Leavingwithswimmers towards makingthecrossingviakayak. mer’s paceintheaverage15mphwindsofchannel.ThisinspiredMosestotrain female toswimfromSt.LuciaMartinique,hefounditdifficultstayataswim- Yemayá, ownerofthesea associated withtheorisha The VirginofReglais Contact The paradewillmarkthe This boatparadeinhonorof Organized bytheHemingwayInternationalYachtClubofCuba,Maritime Boat ParadeforHavanaHarbor’sPatronSaint Wes Mosessaidhewouldbetrainingforapossiblerelay-swimmingattempt Arranged aspartoftheSt.LuciaChannelSwim,safetyandsupportwasprovided AM , MosesfollowedatrackedcourseviaGPS.Hearrivedontheshoresof PM . Mosesindicated AUGUST 2019 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 7 AUGUST 2019 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 8 Fridays whenIhost thenet. their adventures. Secret HarbourMarina.Itwas greattocatchupwitheveryoneandhearabout as oldfriendsandnewgathered attheTMCofficeinMt.HartmanBay,nextto of theofficialhurricaneseason. Thebarbecuewashotandthebeveragescold, south, TheMultihullCompany hostedaCruiser’sPotluckonJune1st,thefirstday Kitts, Bonaire,Curaçao,andAruba. to 13.8feet(4.2metres). ghies arenowavailableandrangeinsizefromeightfeet(2.5metres) has madetheCaribMarinelineofdinghiesapopularone.Thealuminumhulldin- seating tothecustomer’sspecification.Combinedwithreasonablecost,this customized attheBudgetMarineSt.Maartenlocationbyaddingconsolesand more unusualsizes,theCaribMarinetendersaredirectlyavailableandcanbe ent-size dinghies.Unlikecompetitorswithaleadtimeofuptosixmonthsforthe ucts thatwithstandtheregion’stoughconditions,likealargeassortmentofdiffer- popular yachtingregions.Itsexperienceproveseffectiveinprovidingqualityprod- the tropicalchallengestoequipmentthatcomewithoperatinginoneofmost Currently, CaribMarineisofferingaluminumRIBsaswell. to fiberglassmodelswithsizingfromeightfeet(2.5metres)up19(5.8metres). ed tothecost-consciousboater.Sincethen,brandhassuccessfullyexpanded out intothedinghymarketinJuly2017withtwofiberglass,single-floormodelstarget- range ofproductsstartedwithalinepersonalflotationdevicesandbranched Look foradditional gatheringsthroughoutthe seasonandlistentotheVHF radio on Chrystal Youngreports:AscruisersmadetheirwaybacktoGrenadaandpoints TMC WelcomesCruiserstoGrenada For moreinformationonBudgetMarineseeadpage2. 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PM , July 2019) Caribbean Compass (see Gone to Drift , (reviewed in Black and White Continued from previous page previous page from Continued Mac’s is open every day, except Wednesdays. Bayfront dining and bar, a wide For more information on Mac’s Pizza & Kitchen see ad in the Market Place section, Are you selling your boat? The Multihull Company offers a free market analysis with analysis a free market offers Company The Multihull your boat? selling Are you ad on page 39. Company see on The Multihull For more information Papillote Press! Check Out books If you publish In Another title from Papillote Press started life specializing in books about Dominica a decade or more For more information visit www.papillotepress.co.uk, contact info@papillotepress. Mac’s Pizza in Bequia — All Summer (Almost !) Kevin Carr reports: The ever-popular Mac’s Pizza & Kitchen in Bequia is open all with buckets of beer and the infamous DJ Addicted. menu, and a great drink and wine list await you. Closed for just two weeks in September. pages 36 and 37. patio and feature a mixed grill of Bequia favorites. The party starts around 2:00 — by, Stop market, etcetera. current sold boats, comps, look up We’ll no obligation. to [email protected]. or send an e-mail at (473) 457-3245, give us a call the water! See you on from the Caribbean, seems the sea never far away, even if — like the small UK/ Dominica publisher Papillote Press — you don’t specialize in books about sailors or sailing. Sands Caribbean Compass June 2015), a memoir by Elma Napier about building a home in Dominica in the 1930s, there is a fascinating nugget about Portsmouth, the island’s sailing hub. It was there that Ann Davison, the first woman to sail solo across the Atlantic, made landfall in 1953, having missed Antigua due to bad weather. Napier writes: “Sick and exhausted from her journey, she arrived barefooted and serge-trousered in the streets of Portsmouth.” Anyone who’s entered Prince Rupert Bay from the sea can perhaps imagine what Davison’s experience must have been like. Papillote Press detail- ing the sea is the award-winning In this book, full of detail about fishing tra- by the Jamaican writer Diana McCaulay. boy from a fishing village sets off to ditions and threats to a way of life, a 12-year-old at sea. find his beloved grandfather, who is lost ago. It now features titles from Trinidad, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, and Jamaica. The “small but invaluable” press was founded by Polly Pattullo, a British former journalist who lives part of the year in Dominica. It publishes a range of genres — both fiction (including children’s picture books) and non-fiction — in the hope that they will to “reflect the literary and cultural heritage of these islands and make them known a wider audience.” co.uk, or see ad on page 28. the summer long. On Thursday, August 1st, we bring our giant charcoal barbecue to AUGUST 2019 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 10 port women’senterprises. programme highlightstheneedtopromoteandsup- the mainincomecontributorsintheirhouseholds, the fisheriesandtourismsectors. marine environment,particularlytargetingwomenin agement andsustainableuseofthecoastal oceans. Acriticalactioniseducationabouttheman- equality inthemanagementandsustainableuseof specific actionsisthatcivilsocietywillsupportgender Facility. Includedamongitseightstrategiesand90 mentation isfundedbytheGlobalEnvironment Oceans” acrosstheregion.Developmentandimple- territories haveendorsedthevisionof“PeopleManaging of womenandgirlsinallocean-relatedsectors.” action towardsgenderequalityandtheempowerment management. Italsorecognizedtheneedfor“concerted related activities,includingfisheries,policymakingand and theOcean,”promotinggenderequalityinocean- agement ofoceans. role andbenefitstowomenthroughthesoundman- among otherthings,itisintendedtostrengthenthe the well-beingofpeopleregion.”Assuch, Shelf regionthatprovidesbenefitsandlivelihoodsfor marine environmentintheCaribbeanandNorthBrazil regionally adoptedlong-termvisionof“ahealthy fisheries andtourismsectors. The programmetargetsCaribbeanwomeninthe Oceans” programme. ted toworkcollaborativelyunderthe“PeopleManaging nity enterprisesfrom13countriesthathavecommit- commends 28civilsocietyorganizationsandcommu- ECO Caribbean SUZUKI MARINE ultimate boatingexperience. &RPELQHVSRZHUIXHOH˺FLHQF\DQGUHOLDELOLW\IRUWKH experts andenthusiastsintheCaribbean. Suzuki CaribbeanMarine Recognizing thatmanymorewomenarebecoming The governmentsof25countriesandsixoverseas This year’sthemeforWorldOcean’sDaywas“Gender The programmecontributestotheachievementofa The CaribbeanNaturalResourcesInstitute(CANARI) Gender Equalityfor‘PeopleManagingOceans’ www.suzukipr.com PR –CaribeDistributor &Service,Inc. PR –MarinaVistasDeParguera visit usat: PR –DelCaribeMarine PR –Botes delNorte (787) 999-2411 (787) 899-0670 (787) 239-2014 (787) 262-6273 -News

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report, The Guardian’s . “[Now we’re] seeing 25 years of The Guardian The master plan includes up to seven resorts, a ship- The master plan includes up to seven resorts, land and The development encroaches on coastal “We have spent 25 years working there, rehabilitat- “If it can happen in a marine protected area, where Under an agreement signed in 2015, the developers 2015, the developers agreement signed in Under an law, disturbing or altering the Although under local newly constructed buildings are already clearly visible newly constructed buildings are already coast. on the razed landscape of Antigua’s northeast on the From the water, work appears well underway juxta- gargantuan development, the heavy machinery cays. posed against the surrounding untouched highway, off- ping port, the country’s first four-lane hospital and shore “wealth management” centres, a luxury golf university facilities, a school, bank and Island. community on adjacent uninhabited Guiana steel and The 400-acre industrial section includes ceramic tile factories. within the several tiny unspoiled islands that fall been a haven marine reserve. Its mangroves have long who flock for migrating birds and a draw for tourists area is also to experience the untouched beauty. The sea turtles, a nesting ground for critically endangered duck and the the threatened West Indian whistling rarest snake, Antiguan racer, once dubbed the world’s brought back from the brink of extinction by efforts from local environmentalists. ing habitats for various wildlife,” Arica Hill, executive director of Antigua’s Environmental Awareness Group told work go downhill. It’s literally devastating. else can it happen?” management, according to — in addition to its size, which spans more than 2,000 more than spans its size, which addition to — in given a have been investors Chinese — is that acres zone economic own special their to establish license and businesses, community’s residents for the new from tax waivers. who will benefit harvesting company to set up a seafood are entitled The of the profits. zone and net 90 percent within the the levied elsewhere in free of all taxes zone is also sales tax and import income tax, country, including than investing more duties. Anyone and export eligible for Antiguan citizenship. US$400,000 will be within a marine reserve is per- natural environment so is necessary for its proper mitted only where doing Initial Chinese construction within Antigua’s largest Initial Chinese construction within Antigua’s is Guiana marine conservation area. Across the water Island, which is also earmarked for development.

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There are over 170 kinds of birds that live only in theover 170 kinds of birds There are of Natural and Rico, the Department In Puerto was “Protect Birds: Be theThis year’s festival theme organized by The Caribbean Endemic Bird Festival is For more information, visit http://birdscaribbean.org. As reported in Chinese-funded development and infrastructure Chinese-funded development and infrastructure Puerto Rico Caribbean birds face. islands, people of all ages came together in recent together came of all ages people islands, events birds. The their and protect to celebrate months Festival. Bird Endemic 18th Caribbean part of the were birds — the ones found highlights endemic The festival to protect them. region — and how only in the only on a single island, Many of these live Caribbean. celebrating these uniqueare rare. The events and many find all over the region also unique. Groups birds are learn about them. to celebrate and different ways took part in several events, Environmental Resources and crafts. At the Ponce Museum including walks, talks tour shared birds and nature in of Art, a special guided This was the first tour of its the museum’s artwork. since the museum was founded. kind in the 60 years and many activities fea- Solution to Plastic Pollution”, learning about plastic waste. Intured cleanups and Environment and Planning Jamaica, the National and games from the BirdSleuthAgency led activities These activities help kids learnCaribbean program. that birds face, like plastic debris.about the problems Ave Zona held a beach cleanupIn Venezuela, the group the island of St. Martin, kids deco- on Isla de Coche. On bottles. rated bird feeders made from reused plastic adults par- BirdsCaribbean. Thousands of youth and by dozens of ticipate each year in activities hosted local groups region-wide. Area Chinese Development Threatens Conservation plans to construct a huge “Chinese colony” complete withplans to construct a huge “Chinese colony” a pristinefactories, homes and holiday resorts across of contro- marine reserve in Antigua have ignited a storm East Marineversy. Established in 2005, the North conserva- Management Area is Antigua’s largest marine tion area. The Chinese development scheme includes plans for a manufacturing hub that promises jobs and increased exports. But opponents warn that construction is already decimating valuable coastal vegetation, threat- ening the habitat of critically endangered animals, and putting the island at greater risk of hurricane damage. projects, often delivered via low-interest loans, are not new in the Caribbean. What sets the Yida project apart Karen Salomon Karen Martinique Ofﬁ ce Martinique Ofﬁ Douglas Yacht Services Douglas Yacht M +596 696 11 86 73 E [email protected] sevenstar-yacht-transport.com Continued from previous page previous page from Continued At dozens of events on more than 20 Caribbean Visit www.caribbeanchallengeinitiative.org In addition to the awardees, four other Caribbean coun- In addition to the awardees, four other Caribbean In congratulating the CCI “Early Achievers,” Achievers,” In congratulating the CCI “Early Launched in 2008, the CCI aims to incentivizeLaunched in 2008, the CCI aims to The CCI is an innovative platform uniting govern- The CCI is an innovative platform uniting “It is a momentous occasion to reach a conservation “It is a momentous occasion to reach a The Dominican Republic led the list of early achiev- The Dominican Republic Five Countries Surpass ‘20-by-20’ Goals Five Countries Surpass and territories have already Five Caribbean countries Read the full story at www.unenvironment.org/ Read the full Marine litter is a problem that we can solve with com- solve with that we can a problem litter is Marine Regional Festival Celebrates Unique Birds in for more information. Unique Ways tries and territories were celebrated for taking steps totries and territories were celebrated for double theirpropose marine areas that will more than the Bahamas,current levels of protection. These included St. Lucia. Thethe British Virgin Islands, Grenada and an addi- Bahamas recently announced that it will declare tional eight-plus million acres of marine protection, which will more than double its area of protection and meet the CCI 20-by-20 target ahead of the 2020 deadline. Troubetzkoy noted that “recognizing these nations’ Troubetzkoy noted that “recognizing is an successes in marine and coastal conservation that get- important message to the other CCI members not an impos- ting to the 20 percent target by 2020 is with the sible goal.” She hoped to be celebrating remaining CCI destinations next year. Caribbean governments to meet their marine conserva- Caribbean governments to meet their marine catalyzing newtion objectives and to support them by It also worksfunding and accelerating meaningful action. achievedto create more prosperous and stable economies, to helpthrough sustainable development and growth, region. ensure a more secure future for the entire ment, the private sector and partners such as funding ment, the private sector and partners such movement to agencies and NGOs in a collaborative Caribbean’s conserve and sustainably manage the marine and coastal environments. goal that will benefit the ocean and communities in the goal that will benefit the ocean and communities St. Lucia- Caribbean for generations to come,” said who honored based CCI Envoy Karolin Troubetzkoy, in June. the early achievers at a ceremony in Antigua ers with approximately 75 percent of its marine area ers with approximately by St. Kitts & Nevis (50 under protection, followed Islands (44 percent), Puerto percent), the US Virgin Haiti (23 percent). Rico (27 percent), and achieved the marine protection target they committed achieved the marine Caribbean Challenge Initiative to when joining the Conservation Goal challenges (CCI). The CCI 20-by-20 and manage at least 20 percent members to conserve coastal environment by 2020. of their marine and news-and-stories/story/caribbean-addresses-scourge- plastic-pollution mitment and joint action, stresses Christopher Corbin,Christopher stresses action, and joint mitment the Programme at Officer for the Pollution Programme the only legally to the Cartagena Convention, Secretariat in the Wider Caribbean agreement binding environmental on regional research from global and Region. “Results now he says. “Action is and plastics is clear,” marine litter by private industry levels — by governments, needed at all and individuals.” all by local communities and most of — AUGUST 2019 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 12 into the sea, smothering and killing surrounding reefs that fish need to survive. into thesea,smotheringandkillingsurroundingreefsthatfishneedtosurvive. erosion byeatingvegetationthatholdssoilinplace.Thedisplacedsoilscanthenwash nally placedtograzeandfendforthemselves.However,theycontributesignificantly Battowia, andtheirenvironmentalthreatgoesbeyondtheseabirds.Goatswereorigi- present onnumerousseabirdislands,suchasDiamondRock,FrigateIsland,and bird populations,thiscanalsoreducethehealthofislandsandsurroundingwaters. island andcoralreefssurroundingtheircolonies nutrients betweentheoceanandlandtoimprovegrowthofplantson productivity ofecosystems.Seabirdsareecologicalconnectors;theirguanotransfers and eattheireggschicks.Invasivespeciescaninterrupttheentirefoodweb non-native speciessuchasratsandgrazinglivestock,whichcaninjurekillthem, remote, predator-freeislandsandhavenotdevelopeddefencemechanismsagainst ranging fromseveraltomillionsofbreedingpairs.Seabirdshaveevolvedlifeon and raisechicks.Seabirdsarecolonialnesters,whichmeansthattheynesttogether, ticular, theyspendmostoftheirlivesatsea,andmustreturntolandlayeggs of them,therefore,donotmakeithome. float ontheoceanthattheymistakeforfood,whichcanultimatelykillthem.Some They musttravelfarthertofindfishasstocksdecline,andsomeeatplasticsthat them migratelongdistancesthroughregionswheretheyhavelittleornoprotection. are exposedtoavarietyofthreats,encompassingtheair,landandwater.Some Grenadines, manyfishermenobservethattherearefewerbirdsnowadays.Seabirds with lossintropicalareasbelievedtobebetween90and99percent.Inthe Globally, seabirdshavedeclinedapproximately70percentoverthepast60years, dance ofnests,theGrenadinesareimportantforseabirdsonaglobalscale. return eachyeartothesameislandsraisetheirfamilies.Duesheerabun- bour thousandsofseabirdnests.TheseabirdsthatarebornintheGrenadines Battowia, PetitCanouan,DiamondRock,LesTantesandFrigateIsland—eachhar- Some offshoreislandsofGrenadaandSt.Vincent&theGrenadines—suchas entire LesserAntilles,hosting14breedingspecieswithover60,000pairsofseabirds. 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CLAIRE MATCHES , owned by America —Continued on next page The St. Maarten Heineken Regatta opens for registra- opens for Regatta Heineken Maarten The St. on Facebook Heineken Regatta Follow St. Maarten Superyacht Challenge Antigua J Class Expected for Antigua never had a his- The Superyacht Challenge in The America’s Cup. In 1851,The J Class has its roots enjoyed a renaissance sinceThe majestic J Class has developments,” concludes Korteweg. concludes developments,” and start to enter allowing participants month, tion this Regatta Office offers for their stay. The preparations assistance. services for those needing concierge (ww.facebook.com/StMaartenHeinekenRegatta), Instagram Twitter (www.twitter.com/sxmheineken), and (ww.instagram.com/stmaartenheinekenregatta), YouTube (ww.youtube.com/heinekenregatta). Five J Class yachts expressed toric J Class. Until now. tenth anniversary edition of this interest to race in the 11th through 15th, 2020. regatta, from March Cowes, allowed the firstthe Royal Yacht Squadron, the annual 100 Guinea Cupoverseas yacht to enter schooner race. It was won by the donated the trophy to the NewJohn Cox Stevens, who founded the America’s Cup. York Yacht Club and with the establishment of the Jthe turn of the century Class Rules were created for theClass Association in 2000. Rebuilds from original plans. Ofconstruction of Replica Superyachtthe five J Class yachts expected at the 2020 is original. Challenge Antigua, four are replicas and one

HEINEKENREGATTA.COM The St. Maarten Heineken Regatta and more,” adds Korteweg. organizers will touch upon the historical significance of this event on both the island and the marine industry. Furthermore, they will showcase the future of sailing by highlighting the latest in sailing technology. “Technology in the sport of sailing is growing at an excep- tional rate, just look at the advances in the America’s Cup. We also see this annually up-close during the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta, when the 12-metre boats race on the same waters as the Volvo 70s. A Performance Park in Regatta Village will display these Continued from previous page The 2019 edition saw 115 participating yachts, and The 2019 edition saw 115 participating yachts, high-quality “Our main goal is to offer exceptionally — “In past Michele Korteweg, Regatta Director, explains, been able years, the regatta race management has for the pro- to offer exciting and challenging courses the char- fessional teams, the Corinthian racers, and our tering classes. Based on competitor’s feedback, operations have been further improved.” the number the event’s organizers are keen to grow around the by inviting sailors and festival lovers from world to partake in this 40th anniversary. for racing on diverse courses. We offer something loyal cruis- every type of boat, from the Maxis to our ers. New features are a special 40-Mile Anniversary Foiling Class, Course, a Caribbean Youth Class, a Kite AUGUST 2019 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 16 original drawings, J ClassRegattainBermuda.Eightyyearsafterthe join the2017America’sCupSuperyachtRegattaand construction of until discoverybyJohnLammertsvanBueren.The but wasneverbuilt.Theplanswerelostfordecades, and maximumratingallowedfortheAmerica’sCup, Tore Holm. Class in66years. launched inDecember2003asthefirstnewlybuiltJ Ranger the Britishchallenger cessfully defendedthe1937America’sCup,defeating Burgess andStephenslaunchedin1937.Shesuc- Class WorldChampionshipin2017. Kings 100GuineasCupinCowes2012andtheJ and shewaslaunchedfiveyearslater.Shewonthe and ClaasenJachtbouwstartedbuildingherin2005 Starling BurgessandOlinStephens.FreddieBloemsma — & Nicholsonin1933forWLStephenson, out atHollandJachtbouw. was finishedatFreddieBloemsmaShipyardandfitted responsible fortheartdecointeriordesign.Therebuild plans werecreatedbytheHoekDesignOffice,also design andwaslaunchedinthesummerof2015.Lines Vitters yardintheNetherlands. International OptimistRegatta(seereportonpage17). TOTE MaritimeClinicandfollowedbythe27th The Championshipwasprefacedbythethree-day Championships heldinSt.Thomas,USVIonJune13th. USA Worlds,whowontheTOTEMaritimeTeamRacing tion ofscoresprovedthesecrettosuccessforTeam more information. launched inNovember1997. rebuilt byDykstraNavalArchitects, and Daphne.Purchasedin1996asabarehull after Stephenson’sthreedaughters,Velma,Sheila, constructed inGosport,UnitedKingdomandnamed The originaldrawingsfor Harold Vanderbilt’s Lionheart’s Designed byCharlesNicholsonandbuiltCamper Topaz Carol Bareutherreports:Dialingintherightcombina- Team USAWorldsWins2019TOTEMaritimeRace YOUTH SAILINGNEWS Visit www.superyachtchallengeantigua.comfor Continued frompreviouspage comes fromanunbuilt1935FrankC.PaineA was builtattheDanishYachtBoatyardand Svea originalhullwasdesignedin1936by Svea hadthegreatestwaterlinelength Svea wascommissionedinorderto Ranger Endeavour II finallyhitthewaterat Svea wasalsodesignedby were madein1937by . Thereplicaof Velsheda Velsheda wasre- was Sailing WorldChampionshipsinJuly,asthisissueof Poland, wherehewillcompeteinhisthirdYouth Lettsome’s firststopthissummerwillbeGdynia, the OptimistWorlds. from St.Croix—wentontorepresenttheterritoryat Blasi fromSt.John,andMiloMillerJJKlemplen won theeventand—withWinnMajetteAlejoDi tells 12-year-oldTannerKrygsveldfromSt.Thomas.He races, becauseeachlegwasscoredindividually,” end ofSt.Thomas.“Itwaslikesailingfourseparate where sailorscompletedfourlegsaroundtheeast Championships inAntigua(seereportonpage18). tunity beforetheOptimistWorld would offeranexcellenttune-upoppor- world toSt.ThomasastheyfelttheIOR traveled nearlyhalfwayaroundthe Kong YachtClub.Sheandherfamily Jacobsen, representingtheRoyalHong the clinic,”says14-year-oldJulia of newpeoplewerethebestparts by toplocalandinternationalcoaches. Clinic, heldJune10ththrough12thandrun training inthethree-dayTOTEMaritime 15-year-old sailorsstartedtheweekby three USVirginIslands)114seven-to Puerto Rico,theUnitedStates,andall Ecuador, HongKong,Ireland,Malta, Bahamas, Bermuda,Canada,Chile, (Antigua &Barbuda,Argentina,the never racedasateambefore. Yacht ClubinDeltaville,Virginia)—had Massachusetts) andTommieSitzmann(FishingBay Samara Walshe(EdgartownYachtClub, Jack Redmond(LauderdaleYachtClub,Florida), Florida), GilHackel(LauderdaleYachtClub, skilled sailors—ThommieGrit(SarasotaYachtClub, proved triumphant;anincredibleeffort,asthefive the second.Infinalrace,TeamUSAWorlds Florida. TeamUSAWorldswonthefirstraceandCRYC Worlds andtheCoralReefYachtClubteamfrom down toabest-of-threecontestbetweenTeamUSA event. Inexcitingracing,thechampiontitlecame Seventeen-year-old BritishVirginIslandssailorThad Thad LettsomeRepresentsBVIOverseas Visit www.styc.clubformoreinformation. The clinicendedwithaVolvoOcean-stylerace, “Improving mystartsandmeetinglots Representing 13nationsandterritories Fourteen teamsoffivesailorsparticipatedinthe Championship openssoon. 2020 OptiWorldswillbeheldinItaly. AHO qualifierfortheOptiWorldChampionships.The lent prizesandtrophies,morefun.Thisregattaisan 10th. Itwillcontinuetoofferexhilaratingsailing,excel- Maarten OptimistChampionshiponNovember9thand will takeplacefromAugust3rdthrough10th. the BVIflagbeareratOpeningCeremony.Racing Olympics. Lettsomehastheadditionalhonorofbeing The PanAmGamesareaqualifierfortheTokyo2020 in themen’sone-persondinghyevent,sailingaLaser. Awarded aUniversalityPlace,Lettsomewillcompete team competingatthePanAmericanGames. professional superstarsinthesport. highlights sailing’sfutureOlympic,America’sCup,and event foryouthsailors.Heldannuallysince1971,it The YouthSailingWorldChampionshipsisthepinnacle 2017 inChinaand14th2019theUnitedStates. Championships, wherehefinishedin33rdplace world inthisprestigiousone-sailor-per-nationevent. Radial, hewillface56othersailorsfromaroundthe Compass Visit www.smyc.comformoreinformation. Registration fortheSt.MaartenOptimist The SintMaartenYachtClubwillhostits14thannualSt. St. MaartenOptimistChampionship2019 Lettsome willalsotraveltoPeruaspartoftheBVI This willbeLettsome’sthirdtimeatthe goes topress.CompetingintheLaser AUGUST 2019 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 17

DEAN BARNES (2) The overall winners, left to right: Richard Schultheis (Malta, second place), Griggs Diemar (USA, first place), and Tanner Krygsveld (USVI, third place) “I knew we were only going to do two “I knew we were only In terms of overall strategy, Diemar, races today. So, that meant in one of races today. So, that to finish in the top those two I needed ahead of Richard five and be one point Paul’s Bay, Malta). (Schultheis, from St. in the first, which “I accomplished that meant I technically didn’t have to sail the last race in order to win,” says Diemar, who represents Coral Reef Yacht Club, in Miami, Florida, USA. who scored seven first place finishes in ten races over the three-day regatta and by Carol Bareuther by Carol IOR/EMS WINNERS 2019 USA’s Diemar Tops Tops Diemar USA’s 1) Richard Schultheis, Malta (18) 2) Thomas Sitzmann, USA (36) 3) Christian Ebbin, Bermuda (46) 1) Griggs Diemar, USA (12) 2) Tanner Krygsveld, USVI (33) 3) Gilman Hackel, USA (111) 1) Miles Julien, USA (361) 2) Beck Brill, USA (398) 3) Ava Wilson, USA (578) 1) Charles Julien, USA (76) 2) Joaquim Simoes, USA (83) 3) Sebastian Torres, Puerto Rico (88) St. Thomas Opti Event Opti Thomas St. 27TH INTERNATIONAL OPTIMIST REGATTA OPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL 27TH Blue Fleet White Fleet Green Fleet Visit www.styc.club or www.regattanetwork.com for full results. Red Fleet The IOR/EMS was organized under authority of the Virgin Islands Sailing The IOR/EMS was organized under authority of the Virgin Islands Sailing “The competition was tight, especially with the USA team leading and USVI, Malta and In other awards, the USVI’s Krygsveld earned the Chuck Fuller Sportsmanship In other awards, the USVI’s Krygsveld earned the Chuck Fuller Sportsmanship “My brother sailed here two years ago and I wanted to too,” says Charles. “What I “My brother sailed here two years ago and I wanted to too,” says Charles. “What Meanwhile, Julien’s eight-year-old brother, Charles, won the Beginner Green Fleet, Meanwhile, Julien’s eight-year-old brother, Charles, won the Beginner Green Fleet, “I didn’t focus on the result,” says ten-year-old Julien, who sails for the Coral Reef “I didn’t focus on the result,” says ten-year-old Julien, who sails for the Coral Reef Rounding out the Championship Fleet, Miles Julien of Delray Beach, Florida, USA, Rounding out the Championship Fleet, Miles Julien of Delray Beach, Florida, USA, “Starting at the favored end and protecting the left side of the course was my main “Starting at the favored end and protecting the left side of the course was my main Majette, who ended sixth overall and fourth in the 13- to 15-year-old Red Fleet, Majette, who ended sixth overall and fourth in the 13- to 15-year-old Red Fleet, Krygsveld, along with Winn Majette and Alejo Di Blasi from St. John, and Milo Krygsveld, along with Winn Majette and “Consistency,” says 12-year-old Krygsveld, in answer to the secret behind his suc- “Consistency,” says 12-year-old Krygsveld, Tanner Krygsveld, representing the St. Thomas Yacht Club, finished third overall Tanner Krygsveld, representing the St. “I tried to sail all the races normally, like I usually do, without really focusing on “I tried to sail all the races normally, like Diemar also won the 11- to 12-year-old Blue Fleet. Diemar also won the 11- to 12-year-old for the Malta Young Sailors Club, fin- Meanwhile, 14-year-old Schultheis, sailing Spot-on starts, successfully managed wind shifts and a solid final-day game plan managed wind shifts and a solid Spot-on starts, successfully Association, is a Caribbean Sailing Association-sanctioned event, and was sponsored Association, is a Caribbean Sailing Association-sanctioned event, and was sponsored of by EMS Virgin Islands, TOTE Maritime, the US Virgin Islands Department Tourism, and K3 Waterproof Gear. Bermuda right behind in the fight,” says Diana Emmanuelli, the IOR/EMS’s principal torace officer. “We had steady consistent winds the entire weekend and sailors hungry wasstart racing every day. This is always an amazing event. This year, the competition even more amazing because of the number of international sailors that attended.” Award, and Puerto Rico’s Alejandro Ferrer was presented with the Pete Ives Award, Award, and Puerto Rico’s Alejandro Ferrer was presented with the Pete Ives Award, good given for a combination of sailing prowess, sportsmanship, determination and attitude both on and off the water. really liked here was the weather and the wind.” topping 21 other sailors after 19 races. Yacht Club, in Miami. “There were a lot of older kids and it was intimidating. But I Yacht Club, in Miami. “There were a lot of older kids and it was intimidating. But the got into the groove after the first race. The first two days the wind was more on left side and today it was on the right, so I just tried to follow the wind.” topped the age ten- and under White Fleet. goal,” says 14-year-old Majette. “The starts were especially fun for me. That is, being goal,” says 14-year-old Majette. “The starts were especially fun for me. That is, being on the start line next to the best US sailors.” finished the IOR/EMS as the top female sailor. Miller and JJ Klemplen from St. Croix, will represent the territory in the Optimist Miller and JJ Klemplen from St. Croix, 6th to 16th. [See report on page 18.] World Championships in Antigua, July cess. “I always try to sail against the wind. In the morning it was lighter and in the cess. “I always try to sail against the wind. ready for that.” afternoon the wind picked up and I was in the Championship Fleet, and placed first among US Virgin Islands’ sailors. in the Championship Fleet, and placed any one sailor,” says the Malta sailor, who has an impressive resume of past wins in any one sailor,” says the Malta sailor, who Optimist dinghy. “What I really like about the eight-foot, single-sail, single-handed than I’m used to. That’s why I wanted to racing here is that there are bigger waves are similar to the ones in Antigua, where the come. I understand the conditions here take place next month. Also, I like that after Worlds (Optimist World Championships) spend time on land with the other sailors.” the competition on the water, it’s fun to ished second overall, six points behind Diemar, and first in the 13- to 15-year-old ished second overall, six points behind Red Fleet. proved the winning combination that led 12-year-old Griggs Diemar, from Miami, combination that led 12-year-old Griggs proved the winning Regatta, presented overall at the 27th International Optimist Florida, to place first out of the St. Thomas Systems Virgin Islands, and hosted by Electronic Merchant — knowing exactly 14th through 16. Diemar’s game plan Yacht Club from June as individual sailors — finish in terms of the whole fleet as well where he needed to final two races in the his win, especially in the last day’s figured strongly into Championship Fleet. Fleet, says, “There are big and long oscil- against 78 fellow sailors in the Championship on every oscillation and having good starts.lations (wind shifts) here. I focused on being and keep going, or be able to imme- At every start, I tried to either be on an oscillation diately tack over and get the next oscillation.” The Lt. Governor of the US Virgin Islands, The Lt. Governor of the US Virgin Islands, Tregenza Roach, with all of the young USVI sailors AUGUST 2019 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 18 summon 63boats backtoshore.Itwasatough callforcourserepLuisOrmaechea God, pleasedon’t letmecapsize.Itwassort of frighteningbutmainlyfun.” Zealand’s AmeliaAngus,14.“I couldseeabigwavecomingandIwaspraying,dear fun; atonepointIcouldnot see anything.Itwasmeanoutthere,”enthusedNew — thetwo-timedefendingworld champion—wasjustonepointaheadofSchultheis. did reallywell.” the waterwastensebutit reallyfunandexciting.CongratulationstoItaly;they at Nelson’sDockyard.“Itwas mybestbirthdayever,”hesaid.“Theatmosphereon marked his12thbirthdaythatdayandwaspresentedwith a cakeuponarrivalback battling todefendtheirtitleas2018’steamchamps.Thailand’s WekaBhanubandh to watchwithawinoverThailandinnail-bitingclimaxthat sawtheiropponents respite forthesailorsbeforefinalsbegan.Italycemented theirstatusastheteam Falmouth Harbour.Runasaseparateeventfromthefleet racing,itprovideda On thefinaldayofqualifyingraces,Gradoniwrestledlead fromSchultheis. winds onDayTwowithSchultheisretainingfirstplace.Gradoni tooksecondplace. year, ashewasinboth2018and2017.TeamMaltasaw success againinhigher indeed 15-year-oldMarcoGradoniofItalyturnedouttobe theoverallwinnerthis Presciently, hesaid,“Lastyear’swinnerisdefinitelyamong theonestowatch,”and place inbothoftheday’stworaces,settingstageforhis eventualsilvermedal. placed inthegoldfleet,andremaindersilver,bronzeemeraldfleets. into fourfleets,eachidentifiedbyacolour.The60sailorswiththelowestscoreswere awarded attheendofday.Atthesequalifiers,sailorsweredivided an eventofthissize.Inafewyearswecanexpecttoseebigthingsfromthem.” big regattaandtheyaredoingverywell.Rightnowtakingtheirfirststepsin committee, latersaidofTeamAntiguacouldhaveappliedtomany:“Thisistheirfirst Barbuda. WhatformerOlympiansailorPaolaVittoria,headoftheevent’sorganizing Vincent &theGrenadines,andTrinidadTobago,aswellhostcountryAntigua the CaymanIslands,NetherlandsAntilles,PuertoRico,Colombia,St.Lucia, event onJuly6th. opening paradeof257youngsailorsbrandishingtheirnationalflagslaunchedthe of Nelson’sDockyardatEnglishHarbour,andnearbyFalmouthHarbour.An with peoplefromSt.Vincent,theUSAandlotsofothers,”hesaid. having agreattimeandlovebeingwithmyfriendsatthehotel.Ihavemade 14, saidahighlightwasgettingtoknowothersailorsfromaroundtheworld.“Iam among participatingnations.SouthAfrica’slonecompetitor,IanWalkerMarch,age petitors todevelop,andpromotegoodwill environment forfriendshipsamongthecom- Optimist WorldChampionshipistoprovidean racing foryoungsailors,theobjectiveof Optimist dinghy. world’s topsailorslearnedtosailinan foundation ofsailboatracing.Manythe eight to15,theOptimistisconsidered peting sailors. Girls comprised18percentofthisyear’scom- world whereboysandgirlscompeteasequals. tries. Itisoneoftheonlysportingeventsin the world,withmembersinover120coun- IODA, thelargestyouthsailingorganizationin premier annualsailingeventgovernedby ing numberofcountries—65tookpart. ties wehave,andinusasapeople,”hesaid. country asasailingdestination,inthefacili- Authority, said,“Itshowsconfidenceinour CEO oftheAntigua&BarbudaTourism China, SriLankaandTunisia.ColinJames, Barbuda’s bidforthe2019eventoverthoseof Dinghy Association(IODA)choseAntigua& Eastern Caribbean.TheInternationalOptimist 57-year historythatithasbeenheldinthe in theCaribbeanandfirsttimeits only thesecondtimethiseventhasbeenheld Butwindsreached upto26knotsandrain pelted down,promptingracechiefs to On DayOneofthefinals,heavy squallscreateddrama.“Thewerereally Going intothefinals,competition wasstiffatthetopofleaderboard.Gradoni The nexttwodaysfeaturedteamracing,comprisingaseries ofshortsprintsin On DayOneofthequalifiers,RichardSchultheis,14,Team Maltasnaredfirst During thefirstthreedaysofracing,eachsailorcompetedindividually,withscores Caribbean-region sailorscamefromtheUSVirginIslands,British The 2019event’sactivitieswereconcentratedattheUNESCOWorldHeritagesite In additiontoensuringthehighestquality Raced single-handedbyyoungstersaged The OptimistWorldChampionshipisthe Putting Antiguatothetest,arecord-break- T from July6ththrough16th.Itwas sailing dinghywasheldinAntigua the world’smostpopularclassof he WorldChampionshipregattafor 2019 OPTIMISTWORLDCHAMPIONSHIP Big WinforItalian Antigua Hosts

Champion MATIAS CAPIZZANO MATIAS second overall. World ChampionMarcoGradoniofItaly;andMalta’sRichardSchultheis, Below: Thechampions.Lefttoright,Spain’sJaimeAyarza,thirdoverall;three-time from arecord65countries. Above: Inthe2019WorldChampionship,AntiguawelcomedOptisailors for moreinformation. future looksbright fortheworld,notjust sports.” you. Youcancome here,becompetitiveand youareallhappyandgetalong. The said, adding,“Youareherefrom 65countries;worldleadershavealottolearnfrom was outonthecommitteeboat lastweek;youarereally,reallybravefellows,”he tors ontheirprowessduring days ofintensewind,currents,squallsandswells.“I 65 nations. manship inthefaceofdefeat, andunfailingaccordwiththeircounterpartsfrom victory. Sailorswerepraised for showingcourageinchallengingweather,sports- Italy, followedbyMalta’sRichardSchultheis,14,andSpain’s JaimeAyarza,13. Thunderous applausegreetedthree-timeWorldChampion MarcoGradoni,15,of Stupenengo, 15,andthirdwasTurkey’sArikanOkyanus,15. third consecutiveyearout-performingallothergirls.Second wasArgentina’sAmparo Italy andUSAinsecondthirdpositions. 15, andtopinsilverwasTurkey’sAlpNamdar,15. Switzerland’s SimonMille,12.FirstinbronzewasArgentina’s TadeoFunesdeRioja, followed byThailandwiththesilverandPeruclaimingbronze. tional skillonthewaterduringeightdaysofintrepidracing. the prizegivingceremonytoofficiallyrecognizerisingstarswhodisplayedexcep- finished in25thposition. which willtakeplaceinItaly’sLakeGarda. but Imanagedtofinishwell.”Heisnowlookingforwardnextyear’schampionship, the top30;Ididn’tthinkwouldgetsohigh.Itwasquitewindyanddifficulttoday tion andstayonthepodium.Ididnotpushtoomuchsailedsafe,”hesaid. Optimists, buthesaysthathopestoeventuallymakeacareeroutofsailing. est competitor.Agingoutat15,thisyear’scompetitionwasGradoni’slastin performance propelledhimtoanelectrifyingfinish,almost20pointsclearofhisclos- and emeraldfleetstothesidelines.ButweatherwasnomatchforGradoni,whose predicting gustsupto28knotsandwavesthreemetreshadrelegatedthebronze the winningtitleforathirdconsecutiveyear.Earlierindaysmallcraftadvisory ing currentbroughtthe2019OptimistWorldChampionshiptoanendasheclaimed is helpingthemlearn.” The windhaspickedupalotthisweek,whichgiventhemmoreexperienceand are doingtheirbest,havingfunandenjoyingthecountry,that’smainthing. tions areverychallenging,”saidTrinidadiancoachMarvinBernard.“Buttheboys But Iwentovertotheleftsidenearcoastandgotsomegoodwind,”hesaid. place inhistworaces.“ItwasadifficultdaybecauseitverywindyandIamlight. Spain’s JaimeAyarza,13,thirdontheleaderboardaftersecuringafirstandsecond in firstposition,followedbySchultheissecond.AsmartstrategicmoveputTeam rience. Safetyisthemostimportantmatter.” boats. Idecidedtosendtheemeraldfleetashorebecausetheyhavelesssailingexpe- pleted thefirstracebutbyseconditbecameverydifficulttocontrolsomany “It wasnotaneasydayandvisibilitygood,”hesaid.“Allfourfleetscom- who madethedecisiontopullbackentireemeraldfleetduringsecondrace. Thanks toGemma Handyforinformationinthis report.Visitwww.optiworld.org Antigua &Barbuda’sTourism MinisterCharlesFernandezcongratulatedcompeti- But thewidermessagewasclear:TheOptimistclassis about morethanjust The top20sailorswererecognized,withtheleadingtrio taking tothepodium. The topthreegirlsreceivedprizestoo.TheywereSpain’s Maria Perello,14,her Antigua’s TheodoreSpencerwasrecognizedasthetopsailor fromthehostnation. The JacobsenTrophywaspresentedtoSpainasthetopoverall nation,followedby The topthreesailorsineachfleetalsoreceivedprizes.First inemeraldfleetwas Awards werepresentedtothetopthreeteams,withItaly taking thegoldmedal, That evening,teams,coachesandsupportersfloodedintoNelson’sDockyardfor Spain sawadditionalsuccessbyclaimingthetopplacedgirl:MariaPerello,14, Delight atsecuringthirdspotwaspalpablefromAyarza:“Myobjectivetoenter Schultheis finishedsecond.“TodaywasthefinaldaysoIjusttriedtokeepmyposi- On thelastday,aresoundingwinforGradoniamidmorehighwindsandpunish- Coaches andteamleaderskeptupmoraleamongtheslowerracers.“Thecondi- Day Twoofthefinalssawmorehighwindsandstrongcurrents.Gradoniremained AUGUST 2019 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 19 Agents for: Long 62º 50.1’ W Lat 17º 20.3’ N W Lat 17º 20.3’ Long 62º 50.1’ Haul & Storage Haul Haul and Launch $ 11 / ft. Haul and Launch $ 11 - FREE high speed Wifi. . Beat the Hurricane season rush. Have access . Beat the Hurricane season rush. 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The USVI’s Marine Marine USVI’s The Apprentice Program Apprentice Ellen Birrell attributes her opportunity to cruise the Caribbean aboard S/V Boldly Go Ellen Birrell attributes her opportunity to cruise the Caribbean aboard S/V Boldly VIPCA’s mission to help both existing and forthcoming charter professionals is well VIPCA’s mission to help both existing and forthcoming charter professionals is well Oriel continues to raise funds and write grant proposals for the Marine Rebuild Oriel continues to raise funds and write grant proposals for the Marine Rebuild “The Marine Apprentice program includes sitting for the STCW, which includes sea“The Marine Apprentice program includes sitting for the STCW, which includes “Because tips represent a large portion of a professional charter crew’s income, we “Because tips represent a large portion of a professional charter crew’s income, Oriel says, “Partnering with Cruise Ship Excursions, participants spend eight days Oriel says, “Partnering with Cruise Ship Excursions, participants spend eight days Seven persons participated in the Marine Apprentice program in 2017. This year, Seven persons participated in the Marine Apprentice program in 2017. This year, of Five intensive weeks of training began in July, starting with basic principles Oriel says, “Another marine apprentice, Terell Hyndman, already has his US Coast Oriel says, “Another marine apprentice, Terell Hyndman, already has his US Coast Last year, the inaugural year, one marine apprentice went from not knowing how Last year, the inaugural year, one marine apprentice went from not knowing how “Seniors in high school up to 25-year-olds can apply for sponsorship into the pro- As in www.vipca.org: Sponsor a Marine Apprentice The cost is US$2,500 per student for a 5-week intensive on-the-water training pro- Looking ahead, building a stronger local economy and preparing for future natural Looking ahead, building a stronger local The back-to-back hurricanes called “IrMaria” didn’t blow all ill winds in 2017. In called “IrMaria” didn’t blow all The back-to-back hurricanes In the US Virgin Islands there is an organization dedicated to yacht charter profes- there is an organization dedicated to In the US Virgin Islands Youth2Adult — Y2A — is a series of articles celebrating sailing’s role in youth devel- — is a series of articles celebrating sailing’s Youth2Adult — Y2A to life skills built in childhood in coastal southern California. Believing swimming and to life skills built in childhood in coastal southern California. Believing swimming sailing along with reading, writing, arithmetic, music and art are essentials for island youth, she supports youth development through writing and networking. underway. Next month’s Y2A will explore additional USVI vocational training founded by VIPCA and executed by My Brother’s Workshop. Stay tuned. Fund in the hopes of keeping it running indefinitely. Expenses run high, with each Fund in the hopes of keeping it running indefinitely. Expenses run high, with apprentice sitting for the STCW test at US$1,200 apiece, and the USCG captain’s Ship license expense (approximately US$1,000) for those who qualify. Cruise Excursions helps the apprentices get the sea time that is required to sit for a USCG captain’s license. survival, firefighting, and first aid/CPR components. Considered the foundation certi- survival, firefighting, and first aid/CPR components. Considered the foundation fication, it is designed for persons who work on any vessel in international waters. thisBecause many USVI charters cross into the BVI, it is a valuable certification within region. As locals compete for jobs, the STCW gives them a leg up,” Oriel explains. also emphasize customer service training,” Oriel adds. training on vessels with paying passengers. Apprentices have a taste of many areas training on vessels with paying passengers. Apprentices have a taste of many areas and in the marine industry including marine management, dry yard with ship crane, one day out with the US Coast Guard. the application process was just closing as this issue of seamanship, swimming, and practical sailing through St. Thomas Yacht Club’s instruction in IC24s (an adaptation of the J/24). Additionally, local captains volun- teer their time training the apprentices in various power boats. Guard ‘six-pack’ (six passenger) license and is presently working at Cruz Bay Water Guard ‘six-pack’ (six passenger) license and is presently working at Cruz Bay Water He Sports. Impressed, I asked Terell, ‘When are you going to run your own boat?’ answered: ‘Yes. Just now.’ — his way of saying that he hopes to do that soon.” looks like there will be nine apprentices. to swim to learning to SCUBA dive, sail a sailboat, and drive a power boat. She is to swim to learning to SCUBA dive, sail a sailboat, and drive a power boat. She now qualified with her STCW (the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers — STCW — sets minimum qualification and standards for masters, officers and watch personnel on seagoing merchant ships large yachts) and crews with Cruise Ship Excursions, a day charter company located in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas. gram,” says Oriel Blake, executive director of VIPCA. “Our motive is to help their gram,” says Oriel Blake, executive director of VIPCA. “Our motive is to help advancement to getting a captain’s license.” gram including STCW. Donate to Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands and gram including STCW. Donate to Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands specify in the Paypal donation “Marine Rebuild Fund”. disasters and challenges, VIPCA strives to buoy up its region’s valuable human disasters and challenges, VIPCA strives women and men to the marine field. resources by continuing to introduce local the wake of their devastation, VIPCA formed the Marine Rebuild Fund, which is fis- VIPCA formed the Marine Rebuild the wake of their devastation, Islands. Many charter Community Foundation of the Virgin cally managed by the VIPCA, seeing the need left the Virgin Islands indefinitely, and captains and crew had ramped up recruit- St. Croix and St. John on their feet again, to help get St. Thomas, By doing so, and crew as well as local marine tradespersons. ment of new captains My Brother’s Workshop as Marine Apprentice Program and through programs such tradespersons neces- helps build the necessary pool of local Marine Program, VIPCA damaged in the storms as well as to build sary to rebuild the vessels and marinas the necessary pool of captains and crew. sionals: VIPCA, the Virgin Islands Professional Charter Association. Beyond its mis- Virgin Islands Professional Charter Association. sionals: VIPCA, the occupation, VIPCA has who choose yacht chartering as their sion to support those in this field. introduce more local people to careers begun a program to opment for Caribbean children. opment for Caribbean AUGUST 2019 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 20 and standardTrinipeppersauce;nocucumberhere! (slightly runnythewayGrenadiansprefertheirstobe), “old school”doubles,withgoodbarras,greatchanna families inTrinidadtostartmakingthem.Theseare she wasnineyearsold,asamemberofonethefirst are Trinidadians,andshehasbeenmakingthemsince age ormarina,butallareworthit. walking oralternatetransportationfromyouranchor- found worthcheckingout.Somemayrequireabitof known placestogetabiteeat. these micro-explorationsisfindingsomeofthelesser- we forgettodoanymicro-exploringinourarea.Oneof shopping buses,HashesandRoger’sBeachBarthat season, wecangetsofarintothesameroutineof us plantourselvesinGrenadaforpartofhurricane we liketosayareexploring.However,asmanyof circles, butitwillgiveyousomeotherideas! certain well-knownindividualinCaribbeancruising byLynnKaak GGRENADA’S TOPSTREETFOOD The InsideScoop: Yes, doublesareaTrinithing,butLattaandFrank Latta andFrank’sDoubles Here, then,isaglimpseintosomeoftheplacesI’ve As wevisitthevariousislandsonourfloatinghomes, No, thisisnotanarticleonthedietaryhabitsofa R E N A D —Continued onnextpage A ’ S

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F O O D Cruisers’ Midnight. Below: GeeBurgers’vanatWallStreetisopenwellpast Bottom left:LearytheRotiGuyisworthtrackingdown. Trinidad-style doubles. Left: LattaandFrankmake‘oldschool’ astounding rate,andforgoodreason. Above: Chucky’sBarintowngoesthroughrotisatan 4) Leary’sroute,inyellow 3) Kenneth, 2) Wet, 1) LattaandFrank, AUGUST 2019 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 21 and wraps up sometime in the mid-evening. . The ribs sell out first, but the wings are a . The ribs sell out first, but the wings AM AM Chucky’s Bar THE place to get a roti downtown. Located across The above suggestions are not a definitive list, not Part of what makes the street-food experience fun is I recommend bringing a reusable container, as it keeps You can find Wet doing his thing on Wednesdays, You can find Wet doing his thing on Wednesdays, Sandra’s Roti with roti in Sandra’s name is almost synonymous Kenneth’s Jerk Chicken “Da Jerk Guy,” “Chicken Man,” “Kenneth,” whatever Kenneth is located at the top of the Grand Anse There is a rum shop next door if you need a cold bev- erage or somewhere to sit. from the bus terminal in St. George’s, Chucky’s goes through rotis at an astounding rate, and for good rea- son. Buy one, grab a cold drink and go find somewhere to sit to enjoy your lunch. You can take the stairs by the Sendall Tunnel up to historic Fort George for the view and the breeze. even close. They are only a taste of what Grenada street food offers, and what you can find when you try something different or go somewhere you haven’t been before. One other thing we have done on most islands is ask a bus driver where he or she would go for lunch — cheap, plentiful and good quality — and this has never let us down. that you are grabbing a bite with typical Grenadian workers, and you have the opportunity for some great conversations about something besides marine bat- teries and refrigeration! some things from getting mashed up and can keep the juices in for other things, plus it cuts down on the waste. And here is a hint if you are flying out: buy a roti or doubles, refrigerate it, and then eat it on the plane. You will make your neighbours jealous and you’ll have a deli- cious meal. good” offerings. Wolf has lunch available, too, but too, but good” offerings. Wolf has lunch available, really, it is all about the barbecue. up by about Fridays and Saturdays with the grill fired 10:00 more than acceptable alternative. Best bet is Friday: more than acceptable alternative. Best get a side of take advantage of the beer special, and comes by his macaroni pie. Hand Wet a Stag: he mentioned, handle honestly! Unlike the other places there is some seating available here. rotis at the the parish of St George’s. You can find her and at the gas Food Land deli counter on the Lagoon, station at Sugar Mill, or you can go straight to the source — look for the yellow shack right across from the gates at the port. Fish, chicken, veggie and, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, boneless goat rotis can be found in her shack ready for the lunch crowd. If you are looking for her goods at the other two locations, move fast, as they sell quickly. name is used, he is known for really good jerk chicken. If you can’t handle the spice, you can forego the sauce and just have tasty chicken done right. If you want more spice, he can take care of you there, too. He is the real thing. Valley Road, close to the road entrance to the Mount Hartman Bird Sanctuary. Look for the smoke, or follow your nose. He is generally ready to serve by about 11:30 Above: Sandra’s rotis — look for the yellow shack Above: Sandra’s rotis — look for the yellow across from the port in St. George’s. place, on Top left: Wet’s Barbecue is in front of Wolf’s the Maurice Bishop Highway. real thing. Bottom left Kenneth’s Jerk Chicken is the He walks his route Monday to Friday, and is usu- He walks his route Monday to Friday, Wet’s Barbecue wings Wet, or Debron, makes fantastic barbecued roti has fantastic flavour. can arrange ally on his beat by about 10:00AM. You but to meet or find him by calling him at 416-0571, to WiFi. he only does Whatsapp when he has access He is well worth finding. is situated in and ribs. In a symbiotic relationship, he Highway front of Wolf’s place, on the Maurice Bishop has fantas- across from Ramdhanny’s Hardware. Wolf and Wet tically cold beer (three for EC$10 on Fridays) “finger licking helps attract people to the bar with his , you may find AM . If you show up after 10:30 . If you show up after , and is there well past Cruisers’ Midnight. This , and is there well past Cruisers’ Midnight. PM AM Continued from previous page previous page from Continued Located at the Wall Street roundabout, not too far not too the Wall Street roundabout, Located at Latta’s homemade chutney is divine, and will vary and will is divine, chutney homemade Latta’s The van is there every night, starting at about The van is there every night, starting His van is perfectly set up for this. As he sits on a His van is perfectly Gee Burgers and also coming out of the Also found at Wall Street, Leary the Roti Guy amenable to Leary can be a little elusive, but he is from Gittens Pharmacy, Latta and Frank work out of and Frank work out Pharmacy, Latta from Gittens on will find them there of a minivan. You the back at mornings, starting Friday and Saturday Tuesday, 7:00 according to what is in season, with either golden golden with either season, is in to what according the makes some of as the base. Frank apple or mango tasty blends, includ- juices, with some very best local citrus blend. Happy fruit, water lemon, ing a passion are vegan. bonus: doubles — 5:30 small, wheeled stool, a wide range of condiments is at small, wheeled stool, crafted quarter-pound pat- hand, while his personally Provolone, jalapeño peppers, ties cook on the grill. special “salad dressing” are only garlic sauce, and his US$4.40), some of the topping options. At EC$12 (about pretty much this is the best bang for your burger buck wheat or anywhere. You can also choose from whole you are feeling white buns, and get multiple patties if particularly hungry. back of a small van, are the incredible Gee Burgers. back of a small van, them here for about nine years, Gee has been making destroyed his Italian restaurant. after Hurricane Ivan they have sold out. Eat your doubles fresh while they have sold out. of the two folding chairs, or take seated there at one “slight pepper” the first time, them to go. I recommend and then adjust accordingly. being tracked down by phone. He walks along the being tracked down by phone. He walks area, Maurice Bishop Highway and the surrounding other con- with a dolly cart stacked with coolers and of the best tainers. He and his wife Measha make some He also has rotis around, and this is local knowledge. ice” (frozen some baked goods, local juice and “snowy rotis are all custard). Fish, chicken, veggie and potato is getting low available, unless you catch him when he the potato on supplies; this depends on the day. Even is an excellent post-Esther’s Bar stop. AUGUST 2019 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 22 nies. (Slavery had been first abolished in 1794, but was nies. (Slaveryhadbeenfirstabolishedin1794,butwas versary ofthefinalabolitionslaveryinFrance’scolo- memorial nowstands. “a shortdistancefromtheshore”atspotwhere of thenearbyvillageDiamant,Africansinterred ashore. Theslavetraderswereburiedinthecemetery souls onboardweredrowned,theirbodieswashed destined tobesoldintoslavery.Theremaining46 people —26menand60womenallofthemAfricans destroyed. Dizacandtheslavesmanagedtorescue86 nationality remainsunknown,wascompletely thrown ontotherocks.Theship,whosenameand terrified menwerewashedintothefoamingseaand slaves watchedinhorrorasthemastbrokeand ers clungdesperatelytotheforemast.Dizacand passengers hadbeenthrownintotheragingseas;oth- see theshipbeingtornapartonrocks.Someof rified criesofmen. came thedreadfulsoundofwoodcrackingandter- tain eitherdidn’tseeorchosenottosee.At11:00PM was indanger,soinsteadhesentsignalsthatthecap- from launchingaboattowarnthecaptainhisship below thepromontory.HeavyswellspreventedDizac manoeuvers offthecoast.At5:00PMshipanchored plantation, observedashipcarryingoutstrange April 8th,1830,FrançoisDizac,managerofanearby memorial toa19thCenturytragedy.Aroundnoonon where wavescrashontotherocksbelow,standsa des Fous(Madmen’sPassage)? beat yourwaythroughtheintriguinglynamedPasse being awareofthegazestoneeyeswatchingyou Rock, justoffMartinique’ssouthwestcoast,without CarriacouMarine.com 473 443 6292 TRIANGLE SLAVE MARTINIQUE’S The memorialwascreatedin1998onthe150thanni- Dizac andapartyofslavesarrivedonthesceneto On aflatgrassypromontoryaboveAnseCafard, How manytimeshaveyousailedpastDiamond The AnseCafardSlaveMemorial Marine fueldock:gasolineanddiesel,engineoil Tyrrel Bay, Carriacou, Grenada, West Indies Lunches andpizza night attheIguana café Boatyard services with 40ton travel lift Convenience store &chandlery Moorings &accommodation by ChristineGooch Customs &immigration general andtothevictimsofthisparticulartragedy. very powerfulmemorialtovictimsoftheslavetradein West Africa,wheretheslaveshipscamefrom.Itisa points atacompasscourseof110degreestoGuineain mourning intheCaribbean.Thetipoftriangle America andEurope.Whiteisthetraditionalcolourof alludes totherouteofslavetradebetweenAfrica, and sandfromTrinidad&Tobago.Thetriangularshape sculpted fromreinforcedconcretemixedwithwhitegrit four tonsandstandsovereightfeettall.Theyare towards theirAfricanhomeland.Eachfigureweighs bowed headsandsadexpressions,gazingouttosea buried tothehipsinearth,allwithheavyfeatures, in rowsformingatriangle.Eachstatueishumanform sculptor LaurentValéreconsistsof15statuesarranged reinstated in1802.)TheinstallationbyMartinican gilt statuesofsaints. covered withapristinewhiteclothanddecorated wooden pewsfacearaisedaltarbuiltofwhitestone, sturdy whitewashedpillars.Rowsofhighlypolished out theshapesofarches,whicharesupportedby paint, decoratedwithadelicatepatternofflowers,pick from adomedceilingpaintedskyblue.Bandsofgold and airy.Apairofenormousgiltchandeliershangs imposing flightofcurvedwhitestonesteps,islight est inMartinique.Theinterior,reachedbyclimbingan here, andhermother’sfuneraltookplacehere. the churchthatstillstands;Josephinewaschristened fields andsugarfactory.Herparentsweremarriedin owned slaveswhoworkedinthefamily’ssugarcane wife, EmpressJosephine,camefromTroisIlets.They the capitalitself,alsohaslinkstoslavetrade. bay ontheoppositesideofBaiedeFortFrancefrom The church,builtinaround1724,isoneoftheold- The aristocraticFrenchCreolefamilyofNapoleon’s The villageofTroisIlets,tuckedawayinasheltered La PagerieMuseum ALL ASHORE… which wasdestroyedbyahurricanein1766.The Nothing remainsoftheoriginalplantationhouse, a buildingonthesiteofplantationhousekitchens. at thetimewevisited. large signoutsideannouncingimminentrenovations den thathasbeenclosedforsomeyearsbuthada museum entrance,pastagolfcourseandfloralgar- front. Fromthereit’sanothermiletowalkthe a miletowalkalongtheroadfromTroisIletswater- main roadjoinsthetomuseum,orit’sabout red-brick hospital)willdropyouoffclosetowherethe main squareatthetopofhill,oppositelovely Josephine grewup.Alocalbus(thestopsinthe museum builtonthesiteofplantationwhere she hadtwochildrenfromapreviousmarriage. Josephine wasn’tgoodenoughforherson,because coronation; likemanyamother-in-lawshefeltthat Josephine. Napoleon’smotherrefusedtoattendthe crown andplaceditonhisownhead,beforecrowning The PoperefusedtocrownNapoleon,whotookthe Josephine, aneventthatwasnotshortofcontroversy. Louis DaviddepictingthecoronationofNapoleonand museum isacopyoffamouspaintingbyJacques- that shewouldbe“morethanaqueen.”Insidethe been thechildrenoffamilyslaves. Dede andsomesourcessayherplaymateswouldhave Josephine. Asachildshehadslavenannycalled de laPagerie;itwasNapoleonwhore-namedher Josephine waschristenedMarieJosepheRoseTascher had toliveonthetopfloorofsugarfactory. his moneygamblingandwomanizing,sothefamily unable toaffordrebuildthehouseashehadlostall museum guidetoldusthatJosephine’sfatherwas The museumissetintropicalgardensandhoused A mileorsooutsidethevillageisLaPagerie,a As ayounggirlJosephinewastoldbyfortuneteller slaves’ Africanhomeland. The statueslooktowardstheshipwrecked —Continued onnextpage AUGUST 2019 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 23

] Paint Brushes Epoxy Resins Sanding Paper & Discs Hand & Power Tools Houseware & Cookware Marine Plywood Editor’s note: In the past, issues have been Not far from the library, on Rue de Pave, in the for- Not far from the library, on Rue de Pave, Getting There All of these sites are easily accessible by • My husband, Kevin, and I hired a car and visited • At Trois Ilets, Kevin and I have anchored our • Both the statue of Victor Schoelcher and the Above: The unique Schoelcher Library buidling Inset: The statue of anti-slavery campaigner Victor Schoelcher stone Left: La Pagerie Museum. You can see the outline of part of Josephine’s family home. mal garden in front of an art college housed in the mal garden in front of an art college the library is former law courts, is a statue of the man counter- named after, Victor Schoelcher. The French William part of English anti-slavery campaigner He became Wilberforce, he was born in 1804 in Paris. abolition of a journalist and writer campaigning for the French West slavery worldwide, but particularly in the under-secre- Indies. In March 1848 he was appointed of April 27th, tary of the navy and he wrote the decree the 1848, in which the French government announced abolition of slavery in all of its colonies. yachting visitors. the Anse Cafard Slave Memorial as part of an island tour, but you can also take the local buses running from Petite Anse d’Arlet — where there is a good anchorage — to Diamant. 38-foot catamaran several times in the small anchorage, behind one of the three islands that give the village its name. Alternatively, there are frequent ferries from Fort de France. Schoelcher Library are a short walk from the dinghy dock at the anchorage under the fort at Fort de France. [ reported with kids playing in dinghies here; it’s suggested that you remove your kill cord and any items of value from the dinghy. Stainless Fasteners Stainless Fittings Flares & Life Jackets Snorkeling Equipment Fishing Gear Antifouling Paint [email protected] z

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Rodney Bay, St. Lucia Johnsons Hardware Johnsons Continued from previous page previous page from Continued The library was built in France in the 1880s of pre- The library was built Bibliotheque Schoelcher street is the third side of my Farther up this wide Josephine is sometimes accused of having persuad- is sometimes accused Josephine Although Napoleon later divorced Josephine, as she divorced Josephine, later Napoleon Although formed concrete and cast iron and later shipped to formed concrete and The exterior is covered in a Martinique and re-erected. mosaic in gold and hues of pale beautiful glittering green. A flight of stone steps leads blue, pink and mint is just as breathtaking: a large to the interior, which ceiling lit by a pyramidal glass square room with a high is divided into small sections deco- skylight. The ceiling and separated by cream-colored rated with mosaic the concrete beams decorated with flowers resembling this, a frieze Tudor rose of medieval England. Beneath French runs around the walls, the names of famous block capitals writers carved into it in impressive large reached by picked out in gold paint. A metal gallery, of the room, cast iron spiral staircases in each corner upper walls in gives access to the old books lining the floor is a large wooden bookcases, while the ground I loved it! modern library. As a confirmed bookworm, Martinique slave triangle — Bibliotheque Schoelcher, Martinique slave triangle building. an eye-catchingly beautiful ed Napoleon to reinstate slavery on Martinique, in on Martinique, to reinstate slavery ed Napoleon fact, owned slaves. In her family had 1802, because Rue stop her statue on but that didn’t this is untrue, being vandalized, in Fort de France de la Liberte and decapitated; the head has daubed with red paint never been found. didn’t provide him with an heir, she had the last she had an heir, him with provide didn’t of the “grandmother known as laugh, becoming mar- strategic to her grandchildren’s Europe,” thanks European royalty. riages with — AUGUST 2019 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 24 had heard that all those going to the Angostura distillery had heardthat all thosegoingtotheAngostura distillery from PowerBoats, whereourboatwasonthe hard,we was almostnottobe. were eagertolearntheirsecrets, butthedistilleryvisit Angostura Bittersinourrum drinksforyears,sowe shipping oftheirproductsworldwide. Wehaveused Spain thatdoesthemixing,distilling, packaging,and purpose: asamedicalelixir. all foods!Theyarealsosaidto be goodfortheiroriginal goods, salads,juices,sauces,stews,fruits—virtually flavoring fordrinks.Bitterscanalsobeusedinbaked Angostura AromaticBittersareusedworldwideas ubiquitous steelpan. work andeffortthatgoesintomakingtheiconic a fascinatingvisitandIgotbetterappreciationofthe future generationsandkeepthetraditionalive.Itwas pound theirdayawaywillpassloveofthepanto doubt, however,thatTonyandthecraftsmenstill from theold“bangonadrum”instrument.Ihaveno plated andmusicallytuned,theyareverydifferent specifically tobepoundedoutareavailable.Chrome oil drumsareseldomusedanymore,asmade pans canbemadewithmoremoderntechniques.Old the pianocaneasilyplayapan.I’llhavetotrythat. ment wereneeded.AsTonysaid,anyonewhocanplay play classicalmusic,sostandardizednotesandplace- equipment usedfortuning.Panswereinitiallymadeto bass, baritoneandsoprano,havesophisticated register ornotesthataredesired.Pansmadefor But thedepthiscriticalanddependsondesired noise thatmakes!Iwonderwhathisneighborsthink. into theproperconcaveshape.Youcanimagine stretch thesteelonbottomofa55-gallondrum they arenow,withtheconcaveshapefacingup. on. Eventuallytheyinvertedthedrumandplayedas in halfandtheendspoundedintodomestobeplayed instruments. Bythelate1940s,oldoildrumswerecut drums) evolvedinTrinidadbeforeWorldWarTwoasfolk many years,thepan(orasmostpeoplecallthem,steel As Tonyexplained,andhehasbeenmakingthesefor instrument. Yes,theyareindeedmusicalinstruments. tools andcannonballsneededtomakeasteelpan enough toholdthedozensofpans,drums,hammers, interest toseeexactlyhowpansaremade. heard adozenorsolocalpanbands.Thatsparkedour the St.JamesPanBandParadewherewesawand days before,wehadgonewithJessetoaneveningat Nature Center,andtheHummingbirdCenter.Afew places suchastheCaroniSwamp,AsaWright and alwaysenjoyedhisnarrativewhiletravelingto wife MaureenandIhavegoneonmanyofJesse’stours Angostura Bittersdistillery. that tookustoseeTonythePanManandthen Chaguaramas onemorningfortheall-dayexcursion hopped onJesseJames’sMembersOnlymaxi-taxiat fortunate togetaninsider’slookatbothwhenwe A dozenvisitingcruisersfromtheUSandEuropewere two ofTrinidad’scontributionstotheworld’sculture. north, andmusicfoodplayanoutsizedrole. er, beyondwhatisavailableintheislandsto ample workforceforyachtmaintenanceandrepair. summer. Itisalsoknownforitsexperiencedand hurricane-free locationtokeeptheirboatduringthe Atlantic. Ittraditionallydrawsthoselookingfora Caribbean, orthefirstwhenarrivingfromSouth cruisers visitaftertheirwintercruisingoftheEastern America, Trinidadisoftenthelastplacethatmany On the morning of the tour, before Jesse picked us up On themorning ofthetour,beforeJessepicked usup The Angosturadistilleryisalarge complexinPortof Our nextstopwastheAngosturaBittersdistillery. Today, fewoftheoldpancraftsmenarearound,as Tony initiallyusesacannonballtopound,bendand Tony thePanManworksinatinyspacejustbig Over theyearsthatwe’vebeenvisitingTrinidad,my The steelpanbandandAngosturaBittersarejust But Trinidadhasmuchelsetoofferavisitingcruis- THE to thecoastofSouth from theVirginsdown the chainthatstretches southernmost islandin moved toTrinidad. bility inVenezuela, thewholeelixir-making operation where itwasfirst made.In1875,duetopolitical insta- Ciudad Bolívar) ontheOrinocoRiverinVenezuela, the concoctionaftertown ofAngostura(now army. Hewasthearmy’ssurgeon general,andnamed upset stomachsofthesoldiers inSimonBolívar’s same aromasomanyyearsago. 1824, mixingthesecompounds andsmellingtheexact imagine Dr.JGBSiegert,the inventor ofthebittersin secure, althoughthearomaisamazing.Onecanonly dust onthefloorareallowed.Thesecretremains taking ofpictures,nosniffingthelittlebitmixture onward intheprocess.Notouchingofequipment,no are around)andlandsinalargebuckettobecarried comes outofthatroomviaachute(whennovisitors four orfivepeopleislockedtight.Thedrymixture where thedryingredientsaremixedbyoneofthese the recipewithus.Infact,room-within-a-room Angostura Bitters.Needlesstosay,theydidn’tshare Only fourorfivepeopleknowtheexactingredientsin all weweretoknow.“Secret”istheoperativeword. are 44.7-percentalcoholbyvolume,butthat’sabout ture ofaromaticherbsandalcoholisprepared.Bitters on thetour.Thefirststopwaswheresecretmix- me, yellowbootsandall,thedozenothercruisers footwear, buttheydidgetmeintothedistillery. years. Okay,notthemostfashionableorcomfortable Yes! Oldyellowsailingbootsthathaven’tbeenwornin the tour.OurfriendLeeon anything onmyfeetitissandals.ButIwantedtogo Who hasthatonboard?Maureendoes,butifIwear must wearclosed-toefootwear! STEEL PANANDBITTERS: Iconic TrinidadInstitutionsExplored Dr. Siegertcreatedthebitters tohelprelievethe Michelle, along-timeemployeeofAngostura,took ALL ASHORE… Allegro is made. musical instrument Trinidad’s legendary visitors how Tony showshis Angostura style. discover cocktails, Maureen andBill Jesse James(center). a dayoutwith and Europeenjoyed cruisers fromtheUS A dozenvisiting Clockwise fromleft: asked if I had boots. askedifIhadboots.

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Fuel Dock 24 hour Security Port of Entry Customs & Immigration Office - 9am to 6pm Electricity 110V/220v & Water Complimentary Wifi Laundry Service Supermarket & Boutique Cafe Soleil & Flowt Beach Bar The Loft Restaurant and Bar Indigo Dive Shop Swimming Pool Beautifully Designed Hotel Rooms Add a bit more oil and some chopped scallions Add a bit more oil and some chopped scallions Serve fish and veggies on a bed of jasmine rice. That’s Steve and Angela’s story and recipe for When peas are nearly done, chop one red bell pepper and add to a skillet with a and add to a skillet one red bell pepper are nearly done, chop When peas If you are on a charter yacht that has a “non-dis- closure agreement” be assured that I will not include any personal or employers’ info if you don’t want it shared. Just fun, adventures, thoughts about yourselves — and of course, food! Contact me at [email protected] the skillet and mix with the cooked peas in a serving bowl. Add a pinch of turmeric the skillet and mix with the cooked peas in a serving bowl. Add a pinch of turmeric and red cayenne pepper (if you like some spice), stir and season to taste. to the skillet. Bring the temperature up to high (hot, but not smoking) and add the fish to sear on each side for about 3 minutes. you. I’d love to hear from any of you sailors/ yachties. Share your adventure. Share your recipe. bit of coconut oil. Cook the peppers on low for 10 minutes. Remove the peppers from minutes. Remove the on low for 10 oil. Cook the peppers bit of coconut The variety of spices available in the Caribbean keeps double-handed The variety of spices available in the Caribbean passagemakers Steve and Angela happy. Marina: VHF 16 or 68 Email: [email protected] 784.458.4308 HOLY MACKEREL! FOOD, FOLKS AND YACHTS FOLKS FOOD, MACKEREL! HOLY STELLINA Call: . It serves two. Stellina by Christine Scheibly Burstein by Christine Scheibly

has appeared in many boat shows, where the yacht with the com- has appeared in many boat shows, where was commissioned, it was mere minutes before Angela and Steve took was commissioned, it was mere minutes

, 56-foot Hylas, south to the Eastern Caribbean in the fall and north to to the Eastern Caribbean in the fall , 56-foot Hylas, south Stellina

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Stellina SEARED WAHOO WITH WITH WAHOO SEARED Cook the desired amount of jasmine rice and keep hot. Seared Wahoo with Red-Pepper Peas and Rice Fresh green pigeon peas Coconut milk powder Fresh red bell pepper (not hot pepper) Coconut oil Turmeric Red cayenne pepper (ground) Wahoo (or tuna or dorado) steaks Scallions Jasmine rice to Boil desired amount of green pigeon peas for 10 minutes with enough water Here is a recipe from The variety of spices available in the Caribbean keeps Angela and Steve happy, and The variety of spices available in the Caribbean When in the Caribbean and thinking about food, the Richards suggest “living like When in the Caribbean and thinking about Angela recalls an unusual event on one passage: “Last year, as we were sailing to Angela recalls an unusual event on one After “Stellina” is an Italian term of endearment meaning “little star.” The boat is just term of endearment meaning “little “Stellina” is an Italian This month I’d like to introduce you to Angela and Steve Richards, a couple that to introduce you to Angela and Steve Richards, This month I’d like Last month I was sitting on my balcony overlooking Lower Bay, Bequia. Now I’m in on my balcony overlooking Lower Bay, Last month I was sitting cover the peas by a couple of inches. After 10 minutes, reduce heat to a low simmer. cover the peas by a couple of inches. After 10 minutes, reduce heat to a low simmer. in While simmering, add two tablespoons of coconut milk powder (available or to Caribbean grocery stores) and stir. Simmer for an additional 5 minutes or so, desired tenderness. “the Windward Islands have a vegetable and fruit selection that is incredible.” They “the Windward Islands have a vegetable veg- try to keep meals simple, though: dinners often consist of a protein with lots of gies. When fish is available, tuna, wahoo and dorado (mahi mahi) are top picks. a local.” Take the time to get to know the local people and hear their stories. Learn a local.” Take the time to get to know the Angela and Steve find this very rewarding. about the culture that surrounds you. that Angela likes, ”The world is a book, and According to a quote from St. Augustine those who do not travel read only a page.” Bermuda from Anguilla, we were about 200 nautical miles south of Bermuda when Bermuda from Anguilla, we were about sky. Then he heard a series of three Steve saw a fiery streak in the early morning Rushing out from under the bimini top, he explosions as the streak hit the water. Then the questions started. Maybe it was was able to see a huge contrail in the sky. high up in the sky. Maybe a piece of space a flare? Nah, couldn’t be a flare — too little concerned — maybe it was a part of a junk? Maybe an asteroid? Then we got a ran through our heads. We hopped commercial airliner? All sorts of scary scenarios Atlantic Command, but they weren’t on the Sat phone and called Coast Guard’s Bermuda Radio, as they monitor ship aware of what it could have been. We called to see if they knew what it was. Sure traffic out to 200 miles (condition dependent) was, ‘Wow! You saw that?’ Yup! We esti- enough, they did! Bermuda’s first comment Turns out, it was a rocket launch from the mated it was less than five miles away! stage of booster separation. Steve called States and what we saw was the first Radio’s explanation and the reply was, Atlantic Command back to share Bermuda which we replied, ‘No s*#t!’” ‘No s*#t — so glad that didn’t hit you!’ To off on their maiden voyage. Since that day they have continued sailing and living off on their maiden voyage. Since that aboard full time and haven’t looked back. posite tub was a crowd pleaser. over four years old. According to the Richards, the Hylas company was very accom- According to the Richards, the Hylas company over four years old. Angela says, “My sweet them to design the boat’s interior. modating, working with for me so he worked closely with the yard husband wanted to do something nice This has been the highlight of many guest adding a freestanding composite bathtub.” visits and Newport, Rhode Island in the spring — 1,500 nautical miles, double handed. in the spring — 1,500 nautical miles, Newport, Rhode Island sail Lincolnville, Maine, on my deck overlooking Lake Megunticook. It’s quite a change. on my deck overlooking Lake Megunticook. Lincolnville, Maine, Caribbean, the people, me think about the warmth of the The cooler weather makes food. water and beautiful fish, and the the yachts, the turquoise AUGUST 2019 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 26 bar (ofJimmyBuffett’s“CheeseburgerinParadise”fame),toldmethatthe living intheSwedishcemeterySt.Barts.MariusStakelborough,athisLeSelect by JohnSmith Part One: John Smith, me to lookatmeandsay,“Youaredying.”Notyet,amigos—neitherthe beauty. Thoughmostfolkstellmesheisstillsinking,theyneverhavethegumption rescues ashipwreckedsailor,andvice-versa At thatpoint,anythingseemedbetterthansleepinginacemetery,sothe was available,butithadbecomederelictafterthreeyearsofnooneworkingonit. while McLaren did thedesignandbuilding. bought thematerials fortheboatandhada suit ofsailscutbyRatsey& Lapthorn, frequent subjects.Accordingto DouglasC.Pyleinhisbook tavern afterpaintingsbyCarriacou artistCanuteCaliste,forwhommermaidswere in theearly1960sandestablished theMermaidTavern.Riggreportedlynamed project withJamaican-bornyachtsman J.LintonRigg,whohadsettledinCarriacou frames werewhitecedar.She has neverhadanengine.Herconstructionwasajoint frames, andaninchahalf-thick deck.Thefloorsareironmangrove,original McLaren. At44feetlong,she hassix-byeight-inchdeckbeams,four-by-four and givethankspraise. that trust,andthereisnotadropofspiritIspillwhen I donotrememberthem ist andgranddaughterofWinstonChurchill,boughtthisvessel forme.Imaintain and Ijoinedhands. Achored ontheracecourseatBequiaEasterRegatta2004. I hadbeenshipwrecked—my36-foottrimaransideswipedbyatankerandwas Mermaid ofCarriacou The A MermaidisBorn I havekeptthisshipnowfor42years. Richard DavidKaplanoftheJMFoundationandEdwina Churchill,anart-

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Sixty Years of Sport I’m a Stone Age guy. I’m not a Bill Gates, I’m not a computer expert; I don’t have I’m a Stone Age guy. I’m not a Bill Gates, I’m not a computer expert; I don’t have It is very important that I consider the state of the crew as well. I have been I have been the crew as well. the state of important that I consider It is very John Smith is the author of Anyone who wants to visit, please — welcome. I don’t have much, but I make a Anyone who wants to visit, please — welcome. I don’t have much, but I make Next month: Part Two, in which a Thanks to John Smith for sharing his story, and to Douglas Pyle ( for current location). mostly alone this past decade. Not very many members in not here in La Ceiba as of this writing. This time of year, early summer, it is a is a not here in La Ceiba as of this writing. This time of year, early summer, it in rarity to see one cruising boat pass through in a week. The only other sailboat the boatyard belongs to a couple of guys from Quebec who are rapidly learning was that purchasing and choosing to live aboard a 30-ton, 50-foot wooden ketch a jump into the very deep end of the pool, and they are in a bit over their heads in a very remote place. it’s a a lot of those tools. But ecstasy isn’t really a drug that people take in discos, of feeling that a sailor has when he’s on his ship in the ocean with the company yet friends, either who are there now, or have been with him before, or who he might ship. meet, or you young people who are with me by the fruit of your labor on this Anyone, anytime, please keep in touch with the gmail.com, and well-scripted news. Enough to keep me away. Similarly, the noise is not music, music, noise is not the away. Similarly, keep me to news. Enough and well-scripted that sort of endorphin-opiate some It’s like the silence. to destroy serves but only intoxi- and more more people become and as process, the thought blocks effectively So, back less and less interesting. they also become this senseless input cated by all to the shipyard. from John aboard viewed John for the film good cup of coffee. Art Ross ( Clockwise from left: of a mermaid in Carriacou Renowned local artist Canute Caliste’s vision did anything, from fishing John: Now I had to make a living. So we to carrying tons of salt. John aboard the . , entered , entered is a work in Flica Mermaid Mermaid of Carriacou creates when displacing her tonnage, at 35 , there was no interior. Normally you’d fill a , there was no interior. has never showed a profit, and yet is still has never showed a profit, and yet is still was undefeated in nine races over the years, imme- was undefeated in nine Mermaid Mermaid Mermaid Sixty Years of Sport, Sailing from the Age of Gatsby to The Age of Gatsby from the Sailing Years of Sport, Sixty .” has all internal ballast; one ballast stone weighed pretty much has all internal ballast; one ballast stone : Mermaid Mermaid of Carriacou Mermaid Continued from previous page previous page from Continued In contrast, how simple, savage, stupid and implacable I must appear to have In contrast, how simple, savage, stupid and implacable I must appear to have Our Current Location The boatyard at La Ceiba is remote from the city and the lack of good roads affords I’m very honored to have been on this boat for this number of years and I feel safe I’m very honored to have been on this boat for this number of years and I feel safe The hole in the ocean that my Now I had to make a living. So we did anything, from fishing to carrying tons of of Now I had to make a living. So we did anything, from fishing to carrying tons The Mermaid and Me the When I first came aboard Although Art Ross wrote in his book in his book wrote Art Ross had the in 1960 that [Rigg] after his arrival long and no real surprise “It was not of more the building on the map by encouraging to put Carriacou “[Rigg] wanted become. I am happy to stay aboard, read, take naps, do some baking or lie in my become. I am happy to stay aboard, read, take naps, do some baking or lie in hammock. Most of the shore people do not really interest me: capitalists, restaura- teurs, barkeepers and shop owners who seem to feel that my status as a potential client is the only legitimate cause for my presence here. It’s actually a bore on shore, except for the lovely walking, whether in the town, along the beach, or into the trees, occasionally finding a nice spot to sling a hammock. But after a few hours I prefer and the quietude of my ship. Almost every business here has both armed guards loud blaring TV on the walls, so that people can sit and stare at sports, soap operas a kind of insulation from the normal patterns of travel, which some find discomfort- ing. In contrast, we who do enjoy remote anchorages and the boat life often actually seek it out. The number of people living aboard at anchor has actually diminished in many harbors as the systems aboard become so complicated and energy-hungry that the vessel must literally be plugged in. knowing that the Carriacou shipwrights didn’t cut corners, so I don’t cut corners. knowing that the Carriacou shipwrights didn’t cut corners, so I don’t cut corners. She is only 21 years younger than me. I’ve hauled this boat 42 times in 42 years, including twice in Florida, twice in the Virgin Islands, twice in Grenada, three times at in Venezuela, once in Bonaire, once in Curaçao, once in Aruba, and just recently La Ceiba, Honduras. progress. There are no limits. afloat. And maybe, just maybe, that might be worth something. cubic feet per ton, is my favorite place in the world. I create a blank and empty space suc- on the skin of Father Sea, and thereupon I struggle to survive and celebrate my cess. A job you love is always best left unfinished, and the salt, to carrying lumber from Honduras to Florida, to carrying concentrated pas- salt, to carrying lumber from Honduras to Florida, to carrying concentrated back sion fruit juice from the old agro lab in St. Vincent, coils of rope from Florida for to Grenada. It’s a working boat and I’m a working guy. I am proud to say that a over four decades, by carrying a few passengers, a few goats and bullocks, and plus lot of cargo — tons of salt, tons of charcoal, and thousands of tropical plants, timber and fruit extracts and rope and salted fish — I have been able to support myself and my ship without it having to become a tourist vessel. Thanks to Uncle Sam, I now get a small pension for my service as a US Navy Hospital Corpsman during the Vietnam War. The the same as one case of Heineken (funny how that happens). You’d take out one rock the same as one case of Heineken (funny how that happens). You’d take out one and put in one case of beer, and the waterline would stay the same. diately after she was built she became kind of a white elephant because she was a built she became kind of a white elephant diately after she was to make money. When a little too small to carry enough cargo little too big to fish and one else really wanted the boat. Rigg died in 1976, no With the regatta well under way, the government took over and Linton grudgingly and Linton grudgingly under way, the government took over With the regatta well and win most all of the though he did go on to race passed on the responsibility, races aboard plus rum, cigarettes to the deck with some 500 cases of beer, Carriacou sloop up sleep on top of the “bobol” (contraband) and the crew would and other assorted cargo. The great idea of organizing a Carriacou Regatta, and in 1965 he laid down plans for plans for in 1965 he laid down Regatta, and of organizing a Carriacou great idea 1, 1965, start- Saturday, August found himself on … he eventually his first event. The first yacht, southern end. first race from Grenada’s ing off the and yachtsmen a sailboats, and giving the sailors and faster [local] working business. By 1968 same time, he would promote his tavern chance to mix. At the most successful boat going on. 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Thankstotagua’sdurability andbeauty,the supply justthefactoriesofLondonandBirmingham, estimated thatthreemillionnutswererequiredto established inSouthAmerica,and1887,itwas worldwide demand,manyivorypalmplantationswere sories, jewelry,artworkandmore.Tokeepupwith ivory wasalsousedtomakeguitarpicks,hairacces- mass-produce taguabuttons.Thisluxuriousfaux established throughoutEuropeandNorthAmericato nuts arrivedinEurope.By1860,severalfactorieswere will producenutsforuptoahundredyears. and durabilityofboneivory.Atmaturity,ataguapalm to 12monthsforthemripenandreachthecolor pod cancontainbetween40and80nuts.Ittakesup nuts peryearandgrowsashigh65feet.Eachspiny its firstnuts.Eachtreeproduces20to50poundsof Bolivia, Colombia,northwesternBrazil,andPeru. forests ofsouthernPanamaalongtheAndestoEcuador, ry-nut palmsortaguapalms,occurringfromtherain- species ofpalms,commonlyknownasivoryivo- “plant elephant.”The seeds ofcertainpalmtreescalled as afoodstoreforthedevelopingplantembryo)of creamy whiteendosperm(thepartofaseedwhichacts Vegetable ivoryismadefromtheextremelydurableand ivory, thankstoitsresemblanceanimalivory. America, hasbeennicknamedvegetableivoryorfaux jewelry, decorationsandotherartscrafts. tropical locales.Theseexoticseedsareusedtomake pseudoelliptica brown. Theycomefromthemucunavine( can bebrown,redorbrindledshadesofand growing intropicalregionsaroundtheglobeandthey deer eyesorcoweyes.Therearehundredsofvarieties meat. Inothercountriestheyarecalleddonkeyeyes, bun andthedarkmiddlelayerlookslikegrilled brown topandbottomlayersoftheseedlooklikea the Caribbean,northernSouthAmerica,andAfrica. related tothepeafamily.ItisnativeCentralAmerica, plant, commonlyknownasthemonkeyladdervineand A TreasureTroveof We foundtwomaintypesbackthen,locallycalled Where wearefrom,callthemseabeans;inother We carrymanythingswelovedaschildrenoninto Favorite Pastime Sometimes wefeellikeanut,anditamountstohill Sea hearts are heart-shaped seeds up to two and a Sea heartsareheart-shapedseedsuptotwoanda Sea HeartsandHamburgerBeans The largestmotherlodeofseabeansweevercollected In the20thcentury,plasticbegan totakeoverthe It isbelievedthatinthemid-1800sfirsttagua It takesupto15yearsforthetaguapalmproduce The taguanut,originatinginCentralandSouth Tagua Nut:VegetableIvory The hamburgerbeansarenicknamedthissincethe ) foundintheAmazonRiverandother by JoAnne&BillHarris Phytelephas Phytelephas, genus contains six genuscontainssix Entada gigas meaning meaning Mucuna Ultra ,

check out their Instagram at #yachtultraadventures check outtheirInstagram at#yachtultraadventures If youwouldlike tofollowmoreoftheirtraveladventures, Ultra and sailaboardtheircustomhomemade 53-foottrimaran, have beentransformedintoa masterpiece. beans, whetherintherawon thebeachorthosethat beachcombing orperusingagift shop,tocheckforsea globe. Wehopeyouareinspired thenexttimeyouare outstanding piecesofart. these materialscreatedbyMotherNaturetocreate making classeswithfriendsaroundtheglobe,using have enjoyedhostingfunjewelry-makingandcraft- handmade seabeanjewelryoverthepast20years.We made, sharedandsoldcountlesspiecesofourown other seabeansofferjustasmuchbeauty.Wehave any oftheotherseabeans,butinouropinion priced pendantnecklaceforJoAnnethere. our travels,Billpurchasedanexquisitebutmodestly substance, andalsotrytosupportlocalartistsduring yard. Sincewehaveaweaknessforthisdelightful ducing anabundanceoftaguarightintheirsmall nuts. Thecoupleareblessedtohavetwopalmspro- something incrediblefromthismostformidableof task ofdrying,dying,cutting,carvingandcreating tagua nut.WehaverespectforMichele’slaborious sea beans,andnoneishardertoworkwiththana that itisalaborioustask;wehavecollectedcountless have triedourhandatcarvingtagua,wecanvouch Michele usesaDremeltooltocarvehispieces.We us howheworks.Sincethisnutisextremelydurable, from theuniformsofsoldiersbackin1700s. couple alsohadacollectionofantiquetaguabuttons stunningly colorfulartcanbemadewiththem.The pieces. Sincetaguanutscanbedyedandcarved, lery, weareamazedatthebrilliantdisplayoftagua a lovelyFrenchcouple.Eachtimeweentertheartgal- the Spanishfortruins,wearegreetedbyowners, shop. Aftercrossingthelittlebridgeoverriverfrom Whenever wesailintoPortobelo,usuallyvisitthis tagua pieceswasinthevillageofPortobelo,Panama. hanging fromthoseverysamelimbs! — keepingacarefuleyeonthefamouspinkboas Honduras, weateasimilarnutstraightoffofthetree coconut. WhileinCayosCochinos,offthecoastof edible anddiscovereditisadelicacythattasteslike skin thatsurroundsthetaguanutsofallspeciesis hamburger beans,butoodlesoftaguanuts,too. America, webeganfindingnotjustseaheartsand years later,whilebeachcombinginCentralandSouth story ofwhatitwasorwherecamefrom.Several jewelry inshopsbefore,butneverreallyknewthe rock hard,justlikeanimalivory.Wehadseentagua JoAnne ataguabracelet.Thebraceletwassmoothand ago inCostaRica,whenalocalartistfriendgave ivory-adorned elephantsandrhinos. provides jobs,and,mostimportantly,protectsthe tute isonewayofpreservingrainforestland.Italso alternative. Growingandharvestingthisivorysubsti- a sustainable,biodegradableandanimal-friendly Captains JoAnne and Bill Harris hold 100-ton licenses Captains JoAnneandBillHarris hold100-tonlicenses There arecountlesstypesof sea beansaroundthe Clearly thetaguanutindustryeclipseduseof Michele, thehusbandandexperttaguaartisan,told Our mostrecentencounterwithartisansselling We learnedfromthelocalsthatthin,orangish Our firstexperiencewithtaguawasalmost20years Ultra’s . They have been cruising full time for over 10 years. . Theyhavebeen cruisingfulltimeforover10years. ExperiencewithTagua

AUGUST 2019 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 29 Spirobranchus gigan- Spirobranchus ) thrives in clumps of up to a hundred indi- clumps of up to a ) thrives in . Their brightly colored, twin spiraling crowns colored, twin . Their brightly Serpulidae Bispira brunnea ) Above: Crown of the Magnificent Feather Duster Above: Crown of the Magnificent Feather ) belongs to the family ) belongs The festive cousin of the Sabellids, the Christmas Tree Worm ( the Christmas cousin of the Sabellids, The festive They are also equipped with an additional protection mechanism, an adaptation These pint-sized beauties are not only decorative; they also play an important role Nature has again Acanthaster planci Social Feather Duster ( Social Feather viduals. Its social behavior has also earned it the name Cluster Duster. You will find name Cluster Duster. also earned it the social behavior has viduals. Its where they over the Caribbean, socialites all often violet-colored these attractive, fish and sea away from predatory to be hidden spots and overhangs prefer shaded of them. resist taking photos mine and I cannot are a favorite of urchins. They dusters, build their protective tubes fromand white. Serpulid worms, unlike the feather on the heads of massive living coral, wherecalcium carbonate and are mostly found the coral. Studies have found that the larvaethey become almost entirely embedded in about the coral they settle on, but it is stillof the Christmas Tree Worm are quite picky One suggestion is that they avoid coralnot clear what criteria facilitate settlement. frequented by parrotfishes, whose destructive eating habits can result in their untime- ly demise. Once settled they can live in their cozy coral home for ten to 20 years. that feather dusters lack. They have a nifty lid or operculum that allows them to cover their tube’s opening when retracted. in keeping the coral ecosystem healthy. They contribute by preventing the overgrowth of algae and they have been seen to deter the crown-of-thorns sea star, providing protection to the coral in their imme- diate surroundings. It is believed that the worms irritate the tube feet or stomach of the sea star, driving it away. The ecologi- cal role of the crown-of-thorns sea star ( within a reef ecosystem is positive when their populations are at healthy levels. However, they cause mass destruction to coral reefs when their population num- bers become too high. provided us with more fascinating creatures to learn about. So, grab your mask and fins and go get better acquainted with these delicate flowers of the coral reef. teus orange, red, yellow, blue like little Christmas trees in shades of decorate the coral reef Below right: Side view of the Magnificent Feather Duster, showing its protruding tube Below right: Side view of the Magnificent family. family. family family

) construct The groups of The groups of are the far more are the far more interesting and attractive relatives of the earthworms. most interest are the delicate feather dusters of the Sabellidae and the colorful fan worms of the Serpulidae Content in their cozy dens, members of both families only extend their plumes of finely divided feathery branches or radioles into the water column to breathe and to sift the passing water for food. The radioles are covered with a sticky mucus that traps the small particulates they thrive on. They Left: Elegant Social Feather Dusters, also known as Cluster Dusters Left: Elegant Social Feather Dusters, also corals healthy. Below left: Christmas Tree Worms help keep

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Where the Magnificent Feather Duster is a more solitary creature, its relative the Where the Magnificent Feather Duster is a more solitary creature, its relative Sabellids like the Magnificent Feather Duster ( Their sensitivity to changes in light can make them difficult specimens to photo- These crowns are loaded with small, light-sensitive structures called ocelli and can These crowns are loaded with small, light-sensitive structures called ocelli and can

Not your average worm. The only parts of these tiny sea creatures you will see as you will see as The only parts of these tiny sea creatures Not your average worm. The Tubular Fan Worms Worms Fan Tubular The leathery tubes from mucous, which they strengthen with bits of sand and shell. You leathery tubes from mucous, which they strengthen with bits of sand and shell. will often see their tubes extending above the substrate. They are less choosy about on their home base and you can find them among corals, on the sandy bottom and all pilings of piers. These beauties have the distinction of being the largest of Caribbean feather dusters, sporting crowns in a wide range of colors and patterns. their Although they have adopted a sedentary lifestyle, they are able to abandon tubes and migrate to another location to settle. This only occurs in situations where they deem the surrounding environment not to their liking. graph, even though they are not going anywhere soon. A very gentle approach is graph, even though they are not going anywhere soon. A very gentle approach needed when photographing these tiny treasures. retract with amazing speed into the protective tube. The ocelli, which can detect retract with amazing speed into the protective tube. The ocelli, which can detect vul- moving shadows, act as a warning system to the worms to withdraw their only nerable body parts. If a hungry fish is quick enough to take a bite out of the worm’s feathery crown, it simply grows the damaged part back. Parts missing from its crown will, however, diminish its feeding ability for a short while. might be sedentary, but they do not wait passively for plankton to pass by: they they might be sedentary, but they do not wait passively for plankton to pass by: tiny can wave their feathery crowns to create a flow of water that brings their snacks to them. you swim across the reef are their crowns of feathery tentacles that protrude from that protrude from reef are their crowns of feathery tentacles you swim across the flowery append- bottom in an array of colors. These beautiful the coral or sandy bodies are inside a heads, and their typically worm-like ages extend from their marine worms own making. These sedentary, segmented protective tube of their AUGUST 2019 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 30

THOMAS HOPMAN Silversands resort) ortheSte.AnneareaofMartinique. the drierareas oftheCaribbean,suchas in southernGrenada(across fromthe full glory,youare mostlikelytofindthemin theyardsandgardensofproperties in to threedaysor refrigeratedforuptothree months. Ifyouwanttoseea tree inits those withdry,wrinkledorcracked rind.Theywillkeepatroomtemperaturefortwo at theirbestnowduringthe rainy season.Choosethosethatfeelheavyandavoid shops andfarmers’markets. Pomegranates areavailableyear-round,butoften for thetreesandshrubsinlocal gardensandfarms,forthefruitsingrocery from Arabicinthetimewhen the Moorscontrolledarea. Spain. WhileGranadahasthis fruitaspartofitscoatarms,thenamewasderived this fruit,theirnameswerederivedfromChristopherColumbus’ homeofGranada, armament camefrom. a sugarsyrupwithsomeflavouringandfoodcolouring. was oncemadefromthejuiceof“grenade”buthasdegenerated overtheyearsinto Eastern cooking,theseedsaredriedandusedinnumerous dishes. Grenadinesyrup can stainbadly,whichalsomadeitusefulfordyesinthe earlyyears.InMiddle enjoying outofhand.Watchforthejuice,asit seeds ishighlysoughtafterforjuices,recipes,or edible, butthepulpthatsurroundsplethoraof size ofasmallgrapefruit.Thetoughouterhuskisnot being moreyellowororange-ish,theycangrowtothe fertilised flowers.Typicallybrightred,withsome for justthispurpose. tree. Therearesomenon-fruitingvarietiesofthetrees own, aidingintheornamentalvalueofthisshrubor three tosevenpetals.Theflowersareprettyontheir The flowersareaboutthreecentimetreswide,with LOOK OUTFOR… some speciesof to preventtherootsfromrotting. area thatisn’ttoowet,andwell-drainedsoilwillhelp often atthesametime.Thepomegranateprefersan tree canbearflowersandfruitthroughouttheyear, Here inthewarmerregionsofplanet,though, responds withcyclicalfloweringandfruitproduction. handle along,hardfreeze,butquickfreezeornipintheairwon’tkillit. north asthemorearidpartsofCaliforniainUnitedStates.Itisnotableto it togrowintheHimalayas,andfartherawayfromtropicsEuropeasfar ing 200yearsofage,growingonecanbealong-termprojectformanygenerations. choices forbonsaiart.Consideringthatthetreecanbelong-lived,withsomereach- feet). Withage,thetrunkcanbecomegnarled,makingpomegranatetreesoneof to dowiththerelationshipfecundity. fertility. Thefactthatonefruitcanhaveasmany200seedsmaysomething throughout AsiaandtheMiddleEast,oftenbeingsymbolofprosperityand/or spread totheMediterraneanwithveryearlytravellers.Ithasarichhistory not veryoriginal.Foratreeandfruitwithnoblehistory,thisseemsratherbase. granatum.” ThenamingofthefruitthistreeforEuropeanswasquiteaccurate,if French “pomme-grenade,”whichisbasicallyabastardisationoftheLatin“pomum something specialtolookoutfor. Although youprobablywon’tfind pomegranatesinthewildCaribbean,look While itistemptingtobelievethattheGrenadinesandGrenada werenamedfor The Frenchnameforthefruit,“grenade,”iswhere fortheexploding The fruitaretechnicallyberries,andcomefromthe The flowers are normally a vivid reddish colour, but The flowersarenormallyavividreddishcolour,but Where theseasonsaremorepronounced,tree While thetreeenjoyswarmth,itisnotcompletelyadversetosomecold,allowing The shrub-liketreewillnormallyreachaheightfromfivetotenmetres(1530 The pomegranateoriginallyhailedfromsomewherearoundIndia,butquickly “The appleofseeds.”ThederivationthenamepomegranateisfromOld As youtravelthroughtheCaribbean,everymonththere’s Pomegranate, it’s daBomb! Punica granatum have white flowers. have whiteflowers. by LynnKaak AUGUST 2019 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 31 Little Blue Heron.

Below: Don’t be fooled. It’s not an egret, it’s an immature Below: Don’t be fooled. It’s not an egret, Above: An immature Little Blue Heron is starting to sport some blue feathers. Above: An immature Little Blue Heron is Both sexes take turns at incubating three to five eggs for 22 or 23 days. The hatch- At one year of age, these pearly-white youngsters acquire the first bluish shading and On the other hand, once paired, both members work hard together to build the work hard together both members hand, once paired, On the other bigger and stronger, does most of the stick gathering, picking sticks a metre or more bigger and stronger, does most of the stick in length off the ground immediately beneath the nest, or sometimes carrying them from great distances. He presents each one to the female, who patiently manipulates the it into place. At this point, sticks are such a valued asset that one member of pair is always present at the nest site simply to prevent other birds, such Snowy Egrets, from raiding their hard-earned sticks. But, don’t be fooled by the Little Blues’ innocent aura; they are themselves ruthless stick thieves! withlings cannot stand up or lift their heads. They drag themselves around the nest andthe help of their bills, spending the first few days prone on the nest, being brooded fed upon regurgitated pellets of food dropped onto the nest by their parents. However, foodafter one week, when chicks are able to lift their heads, they take the regurgitated giantdirectly from the parent’s bill. Their meals may include fish, aquatic beetles, arewater bugs, dragonfly nymphs, crayfish or frogs. By the second week these babies mostable to stand and venture onto nearby branches. By the third week, they spend andof their time on nearby branches, climbing, beating their wings in mock flight theyhurrying back to the nest whenever a parent returns with food. By one month old, are able to make short flights and perform nest greeting ceremonies with siblings; some may follow adult birds about the colony begging to be fed, although most remain theywithin a specific area where the parents return to feed them. By six weeks old, atregularly leave the colony to nearby foraging grounds, but still return to the colony it’sthe end of the day, until eventually their parents no longer return to feed them and time to perhaps go down to the coast and try their luck at fishing. in allbecome duly referred to as Piebald Herons. So, look out for the Little Blue Heron its three phases: the juvenile white heron, the intermediate piebald heron and finally the adult Little Blue Heron — but remember: don’t let the white heron fool you! resistance to avert the sexual infringement, but chided after the act. At times, the chided after the act. infringement, but to avert the sexual resistance but in to fight off the intruder, attacked was able female about to be mate of the mate was too so swiftly that her the female the intruder approached most cases to copulate was seen attempting occasion, a male comparison. On one sluggish by with his after observed coupling latter was shortly male, yet the with an incubating own mate. no matter how well Blues don’t like reusing their old nests, nest. Interestingly, Little year. The male, who is they may be, and build a new one each preserved and clean Left: A mature Little Blue Heron finds a tasty morsel in the sargasso seaweed Left: A mature Little Blue Heron finds a tasty along the shore. that ) growing Ardeidae

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the Little Blue Heron Blue Little the The sexual behavior of the Little Blue Heron varies greatly across its range. While The sexual behavior of the Little Blue Heron varies greatly across its range. While During courtship, the female is subordinate to the male, and spends most of her During courtship, the female is subordinate to the male, and spends most of her In the West Indies, Little Blues start breeding in March, with both sexes displaying In the West Indies, Little Blues start breeding in March, with both sexes displaying Little Blue Herons are medium-sized, long-legged waders in the family Recently, my husband and I had the pleasure of seeing a young Little Blue Heron and I had the pleasure of seeing a young Recently, my husband It is widely accepted that an all-white plumage offers Little Blue Herons an advantageIt is widely accepted that an all-white plumage Little Blue Herons are unique among North American herons as the only species unique among North American herons Little Blue Herons are

Egretta caerulea The Curious Habits of Habits Curious The males copulated with the same paired female within a 45-minute period, while one males copulated with the same paired female within a 45-minute period, while four male attempted to copulate with five different females and was successful with of them. Although some paired females stood their ground and successfully fought no off intruding males, others submitted under protest, while still others put up ing study of Little Blue Herons in eastern Arkansas. Wilson Bulletin) in some colonies, birds remain faithful to one partner for the entire breeding season, in some colonies, birds remain faithful to one partner for the entire breeding season, For at other colonies they may show high levels of promiscuity and even rape. example, in a 1955 study conducted in eastern Arkansas ( time trying to get closer to him by moving about the perimeter of his territory. time trying to get closer to him by moving about the perimeter of his territory. Copulation takes place only when the male allows the female into the core region, but this does not mean that the bond is guaranteed; indeed, if the female happens will to leave the core region before a strong pair bond is developed, then the male most likely repulse her and will not allow her back onto the core. Thus, after initial copulation the pair works hard at strengthening their bond with more copulation, each long bouts of simply standing side by side, and much preening and nibbling at other’s bills. dark-burgundy breeding plumage on the head and neck, and long lanceolate plumes dark-burgundy breeding plumage on the head and neck, and long lanceolate plumes old, on the back. However, they are known to start breeding as young as ten months while still in the white phase. Unpaired males establish breeding territories in man- grove swamps or along wooded fast-flowing streams. Each male defends a core region in its territory, consisting of a branch, a fork in a tree or a large shrub, that eventu- sites ally becomes the nest site. This core region is surrounded by several display located on the perimeter of the territory, from where each male performs his primary mate-attracting display, known as “the stretch,” and defends its borders from intrud- it ing neighbors. The size of each territory can be up to ten metres in diameter, but after quickly diminishes to two metres during courtship and reaches its smallest size pairing, leaving newly vacant regions, which soon become occupied by other breeding birds, forming a highly packed, unsynchronized, mixed-species colony. inhabit the coastal and estuarine wetlands of Central, South and North America, asinhabit the coastal and estuarine wetlands of Central, South and North America, far south as Uruguay and as far north as southern Maine. They are resident breeders across most of the species’ range, including the West Indies; however, some northern residents do migrate to inland southern US, the Caribbean and beyond to breed. ( in their first year of life. Besides helping them fish more effectively, as they are lessin their first year of life. Besides helping the bright sky, they are also more easilyconspicuous when seen from below against particularly the more aggressive Snowyaccepted than the adults by white egrets, plumage. Being able to mix with white flocksEgrets, who are easily fooled by the white and higher chances of survival.gives the young herons protection from predators that shows two distinct color morphs for mature and immature birds, beginning life color morphs for mature and immature that shows two distinct year of their lives. As a chicks and so remaining for the first as all-white downy closest relatives, the Blues can be easily mistaken for their result, immature Little these two species by it is possible to distinguish between Snowy Egrets. However, are generally soli- their habits and posture; Little Blue Herons carefully observing for grassy or weedy wetlands, whereas the tary, patient stalkers with a preference Plus, young Little Blues have bicolored gregarious Snowy Egrets prefer open water. the outer primary flight feathers. grey-black-tipped bills and bluish tips on wild in our little mountain garden in Grenada. Lit by the soft candlelight of the set- garden in Grenada. Lit by the soft wild in our little mountain long, white wings flash- glided from branch to branch, its ting sun, the elfin creature gold. I am fairly certain backdrop of endless green, yellow and ing white against a is a recent offspring dressed in glorious milky-white plumage that this graceful fellow nearby stream. on the wooded banks of the from a nest placed somewhere AUGUST 2019 CARIBBEAN COMPASS PAGE 32 prior tomoonrise. the swan.Theabilitytospotanyshootingstarstonightwilllastforonlyonehour the northeasternsky.AsshowninImage2,radiantiscurrentlynearCygnus, minor meteorshowerwillreachitspeaktonight.Lookformeteorsstreakingoutof Moon hasreachedapogeeoritsfurthestpointawayfromEarth. Antares, theheartofScorpionthroughoutthisperiod. gradually movingtowardsSaturnitwillremainnear a positionbetweenScorpiusandOphiuchus.While through theclawsofScorpius.Currentlyithastakenup ments stillinoperation. instruments operating. Voyager missions. a littlehistorywithfewlandmarkdatesfromthe period thenightskiesappearquiet.Soincludedbelowis infrasound stationinBermuda. 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The shooting stars will radiate from the constellations the constellations from will radiate stars The shooting shower. meteor Aquarids vessel. water later Saturn the Moon. One day off the dark side of 7th Saturn will be September side. off the illuminated will be situated the constella- and Aries in located between Aquarius The radiant is meteor shower. ten per to be visible is around of meteors expected The maximum rate tion Pisces. The rate Epsilon Perseids. tonight is the September second peak shower hour. The is five per hour. of meteors last two days the Moon at 0032 hours this morning. Over the it actually turned full rela- trolled solar sailing in low Earth orbit. By controlling the orientation of the sail tive to the Sun, the flight team will attempt to raise the orbit apogee and increase orbital energy following sail deployment. This mission will be a precursor to NASA’s near NEA Scout, a light-propelled spacecraft scheduled for launching in 2020 to a Earth asteroid. The sail will be propelled by the Sun with assistance from high- powered lasers. The sail is 86 square metres (925 square feet). times are based on a viewing position in Grenada and may vary by only a few minutes in different Caribbean locations. Above: Top left: The radiants of the meteor showers throughout this period at 2000 hours Top left: The radiants of the meteor showers at 2150 hours on August 17th, Left: A close approach of Jupiter and Antares leaving the solar system including the locations of NASA spacecraft reached Saturn and began transmit- at any of these locations (advertisers in probe from Florida. It is currently the far- Pioneer 11 Voyager 1 ): bold Caribbean Compass Readers! When in Colombia and Panama, pick up your free PICK UP! 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The Alpha Aurigids are only active for about sky, another meteor shower will peak. The Shooting stars radiate out of the constella- a week. The shower peaks this morning. just north of Orion. tion Auriga. This constellation can be found during this period. Adding to the mix is the Moon at first quarter phase. Notice as during this period. Adding to the mix is the Moon at first quarter phase. Notice the night progresses that the Moon will gradually shift in closer to Jupiter. ting images. skies alongside the Moon today. Mercury, Venus, Mars, the Moon and Sun are all Mars, the Moon and Mercury, Venus, the Moon today. skies alongside star (sun) adding another major the solar system, and Go outside grouped together. is positioned of the lion, Regulus to six. 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